Here's all the boys from Constantinople Constantine I A.D. 326-327 Ӕ nummus 19mm 3.4g CONSTANTINVS AVG; Laureate head right. PROVIDEN-TIAE AVGG; camp gate, two turrets, no doors, • in archway, ✶ above; in left field A. in ex. CONS RIC VII Constantinople 7 Crispus A.D. 326 19mm 2.7g CRISPVS NOB CAES; Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. PROVIDEN-TIAE CAESS; campgate with two turrets and star between them; in left field B. in ex. CONS RIC VII Constantinople 8 Constantine II A.D. 326- 327 18mm 3.1g CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C; Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. PROVIDEN-TIAE CAESS; campgate with two turrets and star between them, in left field B in ex. CONS RIC VII Constantinople 9 Constantius II A.D. 326- 327 Ӕ nummus 18mm 2.7g FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C; Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left. PROVIDEN-TIAE CAESS; campgate with two turrets and star between them, in left field A in ex. CONS RIC VII Constantinople 10/21
A very nice group! I like them all, but the 1st and 3rd are my faves. Lovely examples! The 1st though is an eye-catcher due to the height of the archway. It takes up the full lower 5 levels of the 7-layer campgate. p.s.: What a family they were! Much worse than virtually any "blended family issue" today. Paranoia, megalomania, fratricide, and filicide. :-o What a dark opera their dynastic struggle would make.
CONTINED FROM ABOVE: Speaking of the potential for turning their stories into a dark opera... I just realized the cast's star would best be played by a Narrator role, using the scary "Slender Man" for the part. He would be just the right height and size to walk through that extra tall archway. ;-o
Great coins, Victor. I used to have a few Constantinian Campgates, but they've been traded off over the years. This is the only campgate I own. Magnus Maximus (383 - 388 A.D.) Æ13 O: D N MAG MAXIMVS P F AVG; Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right. R: SPES ROMANORVM; Camp-gate with star between its two turrets // RT Rome Mint 387-388 A.D. 13mm 1.1g RIC IX 59.3, p. 131, rare. From the Doug Smith Collection #1507
Very nice group! After digging through many old photos and drawers I haven't opened in a long time, I now suspect that: (1) Constantinople mint campgates may not be nearly as common as I thought (I found many Thessalonica, Antioch, Heraclea, Trier, msybe 1 or 2 others...but not CONS), and (2) my vision, contrary to my expectation, is not improving with time.
Yes, Constantinople campgates are rare, with Crispus being the toughest to find. Also, my vision actually did improve a little since my last eye exam, so there is always hope.
