Show us your Campgates

Arrived this morning, my second YOC coin!


Constantine I, AD 306-337
Æ Follis, 20mm, 3g, 12h; Trier mint, AD 324-5
Obv.: CONSTAN-TINVS AVG; Laureate head right.
Rev.: PROVIDEN-TIAE AVGG; Campgate with two turrets, star above // PTR
Reference: RIC VII 449, p. 205

 

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Nice coin, nice images, nice pedigree

I have a small assortment of campgates and really should sell or trade the duplicates. One of these days.


Constantine I, RIC VII Antioch 84

 

Nice one! My two favorite campgates...


CRISPUS
AE3. 3.7g, 19.1mm. Antioch mint, AD 325-326. RIC VII Antioch 64 (R2). O: FL IVL CRISPVS NOB CAES, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left. R: PROVIDEN-TIAE CAESS, campgate with 7 layers, 2 turrets, star between; SMANT epsilon in exergue.


MAGNUS MAXIMUS
AE4. 0.9g, 14mm. Arles mint, AD 383-388. RIC 29a. O: D N MAG MAXI-MVS P F AVG, diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right. R: SPES RO-MA-NORVM, campgate with 5 layers, 2 turrets, star between; PCON in exergue.

 

I love the wobbly ones!

 

Constantine II

 

Constantine I

 

Licinius I


Licinius II

 

I love campgates!


Constantine I, AD 306-337
AE, 19mm, 2.3g; 6h; Arles, AD 325-326
Obv.: CONSTANTINVS AVG; laureate head right
Rev.: VIRTVS-S AVGG; campgate with 4 turrets, 5 layers, star above, open panelled doors
In Ex.: PA (crescent) RL


Constantius II, AD 337-361.
Æ Follis, 4g, 19mm, 12h; Cyzicus mint, 325-326.
Obv.: FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C; Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust left.
Rev.: PROVIDEN-TIA CAESS; Campgate, two turrets, no doors, star above, eight stone layers // SMKS dot


Constantius II, AD 337-361
Æ Follis, 2.8g, 18mm, 12h; Heraclea mint,
Obv.: FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C; Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust left.
Rev.: PROVIDEN-TIAE CAESS; Camp gate with two turrets, no doors; six stone layers, star above, star in left field // SMHΓ


Constantine I, AD 306-337
AE, Follis, 2.95g, 23mm; 6h; Alexandria
Obv.: CONSTAN-TINVS AVG; laureate (pearl diademed?) head right
Rev.: PROVIDEN-TIAE AVGG; campgate with two turrets and star above, six rows, no doors
In Ex.: SMALB


Constantius II, AD 337-355
AE, follis, 20mm, 2.99g; 12h; Cyzicus, AD 329-330
Obv.: FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C; laureate bust left, draped & cuirassed
Rev.: PROVIDEN-TIAE CAESS; campgate, 7 layers, two turrets, star above
In Ex.: SMKS


Constantine II as Caesar, AD 316-337
AE 3, 3.37g, 18mm; 5h; Antioch, AD 325-326
Obv.:CONSTANTINUS IVN NOB C; laureate draped and curiassed bust right
Rev.: PROVIDEN-TIAE CAESS, campgate seven layers, two turrets with dot above, start between, no doors, dot in doorway
In Ex.: SMANTΔ


Constantine I, AD 306 - 337
AE3, 2.95g, 19mm; 5h; Thessalonica mint
Obv.: CONSTAN-TINUS AVG; laureate head right
Rev.: PROVIDEN-TIAE AVGG; campgate, 6 layers, no doors, two turrets, star above, dot in right field
In Ex.: SMTSA


Constantine I, AD 309 - 337
AE3, 2.5g, 19mm; 1h; Siscia mint, AD 328-329
Obv.: CO[NST]AN-TIN[V]S AVG, diademed head right
Rev.: PROVIDEN-TIAE AVGG, campgate with two turretts, star above, 9 brick rows with dots in top row
In Ex.: ΓSTS (crescent)

 

I know this isn't a campgate but searching for them led me to city gates which are very cool but a bit more expensive. Here's my only one:

Diadumenian, AD 217-218
AE, 28mm, 11.4g; 12h; Nikopolis ad Istrum
Obv.: K M OΠΕΛ ΔΙΑΔΟUMENIANOC AV; draped bust right
Rev.: UΠ ΑΓΡΙΠΠΑ NIKOΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ ΠΡΟC ICTΠ; city gate with three crenulated towers

 

Not a fan of campgate reverse, but I wouldn't mind a open door and closed door one.

My only CG.


Licinius I (308 - 324 A.D.)
Æ3
O: IMP LICINIVS AVG, Laureate bust left wearing Imperial mantle and holding mappa, sceptre and globe.
R: PROVIDENTIAE AVGG, Campgate with 6 rows of bricks,
Pellet in right field, SMHA in exe.
3.3g
19mm
RIC VII Heraclea 29 (R2)

 

CARACALLA
AE30
OBVERSE: M AΥT AΥΡHΛ - ANTΩNEINOΣ, Laureated head right
REVERSE: AΥΓOΥΣTHΣ - TΡAIANHΣ, Gate camp, flanked by two towers, a third view back to the center
Struck at Augusta Traiana, Thrace 211-17 AD
30.02mm, 14.24g
Varbonov1099


TIBERIUS
AE 25mm (As)
OBVERSE: TI CAESAR AVGVSTVS PON MAX IMP, laureate head left
REVERSE: COL AVGVSTA EMERITA, campgate
Struck at Emerita, Spain, 14-36 AD
9.27g, 25mm
RPC 42

 

I have a Campgate! Tiny door, so no one is invited to my house...


RI Crispus 317-326 CE AE Folles Caesar in Trier Campgate

 

Flavius Victor

I see both mine and yours as SCON.

Of my 'normal' campgates, I have always liked this Nicomedia mint Crispus for the portrait making Crispus look like the kind of guy who would have made a suitable heir only had Constantine decided to kill Fausta and her brood instead. How would history have changed in the mid 4th century had Rome been spared the drama between the brothers?

 

It's definitely SCON. I thought I had corrected this on my spreadsheet some time ago, but apparently not! Thanks for the catch.

 

Those are both very interesting and I really want a Caracalla city gate!

 

I only have examples with doors ... I still need an example without doors

=> oh, and I really want an example with closed doors

Constantine The Great




Constantine-II




Constantius-II

 

great new addition pish.. love that angry profile..i like campgates an need to add more (like closed door) to my collection..


Licinius II Silvered AE3. 318-320 AD. D N VAL LICIN LICINIVS NOB C, laureate,
mantled bust right, holding globe, sceptre & mappa / PROVIDENTIAE CAESS,
campgate with three turrets & no door, A to right. Mintmark SMHgamma.
Heraclea mint. RIC VII 49. 19.58mm 2.7g


Constantine I, AE3 Follis of Antioch. AD 331 and 333-334. Obverse: CONSTAN-TINVS AVG, rosette diademed head right / Reverse: PROVIDEN-TIAE AVGG, Campgate with eleven layers, two turrets, star above, no doors, dot in doorway. Mintmark SMANT epsilon. RIC VII Antioch 81,E. Rated R2. 19.8mm 3.1g


Constantine I, AE Follis, Siscia, 328-329 AD. CONSTAN-TINVS AVG, laureate head right / PROVIDEN-TIAE AVGG, campgate, eight layers with dots in arches in the top layer, star above, two turrets, no doors. Mintmark: ASIS double crescent. RIC VII Siscia 214. 18.67mm 3.4g rated C3


Constantine II, Arles, AE 3, 325-326 AD, CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C, laureate, draped, cuirassed bust left / VIRTVS CAESS, Campgate with eleven rows, four turrets, open doors with three panels each, star above. Mintmark TA crescent RL. RIC VII Arles 294. 19.12 mm, 3.0 g, C1

 

here's a rough one from an uncleaned lot. has some ok silvering on it though.





weakly struck i suppose?

 

It is even possible Christianity might be different. Constantine had a lot to do with the choice of which books made it into the Bible and which books should be (mostly, were) destroyed. We have seen over the past decades discoveries in Egypt of some (partial) manuscripts that were candidates that didn't make it into the canon . Any change in Constantine's attitude and successor might have made a difference. Who knows, we might not have the "Nicene Creed."

 

A nice Constantine II as Caesar struck in Rome. I have a Constantius II as well that I found in an uncleaned lot but I don't have a picture of it.