My newest building on a coin.

Having noticed quite a few Anchialus, Thrace city gate coins with varying depictions of structure, some with 3-6 arches along top some with just blocks on top some with or without doors, I thought it might be time to grab some as they are becoming scarce. This one caught my eye with the interesting portrait of Septimius Severus with his full bloated face and great patina. THRACE. Anchialus. Septimius Severus (193-211). Ae. 26mm. 9.73gm.

Obv: AV K Λ CЄΠT CЄVHPOC.
Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
Rev: OVΛΠIANΩN AΓXIAΛΕΩN.
Camp gate, with open door, three arches and two towers, with windows.

Varbanov 204.
Post your Anchialus, camp gate, city gate or Septimius Severus.

 

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You're amassing quite a nice collection of architectural types! I like your latest "castle"

 

Thanks TIF, it's good to try to get a feel of what those buildings were like all the way back 1800 years ago, a lot of history between then and now.

 

Great lookin' campgate AA!

i have this coin of SS from thrace, i think we have an obverse die match?

 

Nice.

SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS
AE27
OBVERSE: AV K L CEP CEVHPOC, laureate and cuirassed bust right
REVERSE: OVLPIANWN AGXIALEWN, city gate, flanked by two battlemented towers, four arches on wall; N in ex.
Struck at Anchialus, Thrace, 193-211 AD
27mm
Varbanov 205

And one from Caracalla

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

 

Great coins, I especially like the top one it looks like they have a person looking out the window in the towers, more noticeable on yours than mine.

 

A very nice addition!

 

Thanks, yes looks close doesn't it.

 

And this one of Maximinus, Thrace Anchialus another 25 years later, with arched closed doors.

 

When you are not making a lot of coins, you do not need many dies. Compare patterns in the cuirass when deciding which die is which but both would seem to have been cut by the same artist. The one with the drapery over the armor has a T after the pi at 11 o'clock while the one without does not. Compare also where the end of the laurel tie ends up under the triangular loop in one and extends a bit higher in the other.

 

Nice architecture design on those coins. The only one I have in similarity is a camp gate coin.

 

Good observation Doug, another difference on reverse dies and something I think quite practical is how they fit the legend on the coin around the camp gate, sometimes just the last letter in exergue like Bings, two letters like mine and must have spread them out a fair bit to have three on yours.

 

I think these type are just the precursor to the type 100 years later, only later they didn't seem to spend as much time on detail as the early ones. They would just throw a couple of open doors and dots on them now and again. Feel free to post your camp gate types as interesting to see the difference between the century.

 

oh yeah, i guess they are pretty different really aren't they?

so these three ARE die matches...






but these two i was less sure on. there are differences, but i wasn't sure if it was wear to the coin or die and not a different die.




I'm leaning toward NOT die matches. Like the ribbon seems different a bit, cloak is drapped a bit different, and the final C in the legend appears to touch the cloak in one, but not the other?

 

i'm with ya icer, i have nary a building on any of my coins save for the campgate..i've been concentrating on the empresses of late.

 

Great new city gate, AA. I've always liked these and wish I had more of them. An Anchialus city gate was one of my first provincial purchases.



The flat strike just about completely smooshed the left tower.

 

It might not have a left tower, but it's got something better than that.......people looking out the top two arches.....I love that.

 

It does, actually! I figured they were supposed to be statues.

 

Very nice coin Ancient Aussie. Nice architectural depiction and beautiful patina.
You are right about S. Severus looking somewhat chubby - unusually well rounded cheeks.

 

Thanks, S. Severus's bust featured in some of the most artistic portraiture in this period of time.