A simple CAMPGATE thread.

All the best for your wife and for all of us.
My only campgate.

Constantine II, AE follis, Heraclea. AD 329-330. CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C, laureate, draped, cuirassed bust right / PROVIDEN-TIAE CAESS, campgate, eight layers, two turrets, star above, no door. Star in left field. Mintmark SMHA RIC VII Heraclea 107

 

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Great coins shown!..

Licinius I (308-324 AD) AE3 Reduced Follis 18mm
Obverse- IMPLICINIVS AVG- Laureate,draped bust left holding globe sceptre and mappa.
Reverse- PROVDENTIAE AVGG- Campgate with 3 turrets,no door,8 layers.
Exergue- HTA minted (316-317)Heraclea Thrace 1st oficina...RIC VII#15

Licinius I (308-324 AD) AE3 Reduced Follis 19mm/2.67gr
Obverse..IMP LICINIVS AVG, laureate draped bust left holding globe, sceptre and mappa.
Reverse..PROVIDENTIAE AVGG, campgate with three turrets and no door, 7 layers...
Mintmark HTB 2nd oficina....Minted (316-317)
RIC VII Heraclea Thrace #15; Sear 15264

Licinius I AE3 Follis. AD 318-320....19mm....3.24gr some silvering remains.
Obverse..IMP LICI-NIVS AVG, laureate bust right, wearing imperial mantle, holding globe, sceptre and mappa
Reverse.. PROVIDEN-TIAE AVGG, campgate with three turrets,6 laters, no door, Λ in right field.
Mintmark SMHA. Heraclea mint 1st oficina
RIC VII#48 (Note: RIC wrongly describes the bust as facing left.)

 

I've shown these before (quite a few years ago) but I like this matched set so I thought I'd show them again.

Valentinian I and Theodosius I campgates with the christogram over the gate (Thessalonica mint):

 

I have recently bought a few campgates but have only processed a couple so far.

Constantine the Great, AE3

Obv:– CONSTANTINVS AVG, Pearl diademed head right
Rev:– VIRTV-S AVGG, Campgate with seven rows, four turrets, open doors, star above
Minted in Arles (S - F //SCONST). A.D. 328
Reference(s) – RIC VII Arles 321

3.11gms. 20.45mm. 0 degrees



Obv:– CONSTANTINVS AVG, Laureate head right
Rev:– VIRTV-S AVGG, Campgate with eight rows, four turrets, open doors, star above
Minted in Arles (//SA crescent RL). A.D. 325-326
Reference(s) – RIC VII Arles 291 (S)

2.68gms. 19.95mm. 0 degrees

 

The next two...

Constantine II - AE3

Obv:– CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C, Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left
Rev:– VIRTVS CAESS, Campgate with eleven rows, four turrets, open doors, star above
Minted in Arles (//TA crescent RL). A.D. 325-326
Reference:– RIC VII Arles 294 (C1)



Obv:– CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C, Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left
Rev:– PROVIDEN-TIAE CAESS, Campgate with six rows, two turrets, no doors, star above
Minted in Arles (S _ F //TCONST. A.D. 328
Reference:– RIC VII Arles 319 (C1)

 

To be honest, those structures on top of the campgates, especially the ones with legs, look to me like the water tanks on top of NYC apartment buildings! But I think the beacon theory makes a lot of sense.

I have only two:

Constantine II Caesar (son of Constantine I), Æ reduced Follis. small bust type, Heraclea Mint (5th Officina), 317 AD. Obv. Small laureate half-bust of young Constantine II left, wearing imperial mantle, holding mappa in right hand and globe and scepter in left hand, D N FL CL CONSTANTINVS NOB C / Rev. Campgate with five rows, three turrets, no door, and no star, PROVIDEN-TIAE CAESS; in exergue, mintmark MHTЄ [Epsilon = 5th Officina]. RIC VII 20 (p. 545), Sear RCV V 17140, Cohen 107. 18 mm., 3.31 g. (Purchased from Kirk Davis).



Constantius II Caesar (son of Constantine I), silvered billon centenionalis, Trier Mint (2nd Officina) 326 AD. Obv. laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left, FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C / Rev. Campgate with six rows, no door, and two turrets; star between turrets; PROVIDEN-TIAE CAESS. In exergue: STR followed by pellet in crescent. RIC VII Trier 480S (p. 209), Sear RCV V 17618. 19 mm., 3.09 g.

 

Because of this thread I have processed the remainder of my Arles fest that had been waiting...

Constantine the Great - AE3

Obv:– CONSTANTINVS AVG, Pearl diademed head right
Rev:- PROVIDEN-TIAE AVGG, Campgate with six rows, two turrets, no doors, star above.
Minted in Arles (S - F //ARLP) A.D. 327
Reference(s) – RIC VII Arles 310 (R2)



Obv:– CONSTANTINVS AVG, Pearl diademed head right
Rev:– VIRTV-S AVGG, Campgate with six rows, four turrets, open doors, star above
Minted in Arles (S - F //ARLS) A.D. 327
Reference(s) – RIC VII Arles 314 (R2)



Obv:– CONSTANTINVS AVG, Pearl diademed head right
Rev:- PROVIDEN-TIAE AVGG, Campgate with six rows, two turrets, no doors, star above.
Minted in Arles (S - F //PCONST) A.D. 327
Reference(s) – RIC VII Arles 318



Constantine II - AE3

Obv:– CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C, Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left
Rev:– PROVIDEN-TIAE CAESS, Campgate with eleven rows, four turrets, open doors, star above
Minted in Arles (//QA crescent RL). A.D. 325-326
Reference:– RIC VII Arles 289 var (officina)



Obv:– CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C, Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left
Rev:– PRIVIDEN-TIAE CAESS, Campgate with eleven rows, four turrets, open doors, star above
Minted in Arles (S - F //ARLT). A.D. 327
Reference:– RIC VII Arles 311 (R2)

 

Nice coins

 

Nice selection @maridvnvm ! But I don't think your 2 last coins have eleven rows and four turrets...

 

Constantius II, AE3, 326-328, Thessalonica, Officina 2
FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C
Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust right
PROVIDEN_TIAE CAESS
Campgate with six rows, two turrets, no doors, star above, top and
bottom row empty blocks
SMTSB in exergue
19mm x 20mm, 3.96g
RIC VII, 158
Retains nearly all of the silvered surfaces

 

Great coins, even if 4th century is not on my list, many here are in spectacular conditon.
@DonnaML , I learned something new today, I have never seen such a small bust on a 4th century.

 

I don't have many, but here is one that I photographed a while ago...


Roman Imperial: Constantine II (326-327 CE) AE3 Folles, Cyzicus (RIC VII-47)
Obv: CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C; laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Constantine II facing left
Rev: PROVIDEN-TIAE CAESS; campgate, 2 turrets, 6 layers, star above, no doors. Mintmark: • SMK Γ •

 

Hope the best for your wife, stay positive!

 

Thanks. We got her home today and she will need some attention for a few days.

 

A cut and paste error in my records.

 

Constantine I, AE follis of Alexandria
CONSTANTIN-VS AVG, Laureate head right. /
PROVIDEN-TIAE AVGG, Campgate, 12 rows, 2 turrets, star above, wreath in left field, I in right field. Mintmark SMAL.

 

Constantine the Great

Obv:– CONSTANTINVS AVG, Laureate head right
Rev:– PROVIDENTIAE AVGG, Campgate with six rows, two turrets, no doors, star above, top and bottom rows blocks.
Minted in Thessalonica. • in right field, SMTSE in exe.
Reference:– RIC VII Thessalonica 153

 

Constantine the Great

Obv:– CONSTAN-TINVS AVG, Laureate bust right
Rev:– PROVIDEN-TIAE AVGG, Campgate with five rows, two turrets, no doors, star above.
Minted in Alexandria (SMALA).
Reference:– RIC VII Alexandria 34 (S)

 

I picked this one up a couple of years back from the 'infamous' Z on vcoins!...
It was cheap and I knew the patina was fake...Look at the bubbles, it's almost like this guy sprays it on!....I plonked it in Distilled water, and I'm not joking, in less than 10 seconds the supposed desert patina was gone....The water was completely 'yellow'!......Here's the before and after...It did make me laugh!

 

My only one Licinio;