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<p>[QUOTE="Curtisimo, post: 3594242, member: 83845"]As far as I am aware the arched opening at the base of these campgate types have always been considered doorways or gates. In many examples (like my OP) there are even doors that are shown. Sometimes the doors are shown open, like on my example, and more rarely closed. More commonly there are no doors shown, just an opening. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Some great points. A lot of the theories about these depend on how you consider the variations / different issues to be linked. </p><p><br /></p><p>I for one tend to suspect that there is some continuity between the tetrarchs sacrificing coins of the tetrarchy and the later 2D campgate types (with the campgate types showing a simplified view). It wouldn’t surprise me if this was not the case either though. </p><p><br /></p><p>I do think that the initial sacrifice scene coins like my Diocletian argenteus show a Roman camp / fort. The legends seem to point to a campaign in Sarmatia as the inspiration. I have done a bit of research on the sacrifice types and hope to get around to a write up about it at some point.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Curtisimo, post: 3594242, member: 83845"]As far as I am aware the arched opening at the base of these campgate types have always been considered doorways or gates. In many examples (like my OP) there are even doors that are shown. Sometimes the doors are shown open, like on my example, and more rarely closed. More commonly there are no doors shown, just an opening. Some great points. A lot of the theories about these depend on how you consider the variations / different issues to be linked. I for one tend to suspect that there is some continuity between the tetrarchs sacrificing coins of the tetrarchy and the later 2D campgate types (with the campgate types showing a simplified view). It wouldn’t surprise me if this was not the case either though. I do think that the initial sacrifice scene coins like my Diocletian argenteus show a Roman camp / fort. The legends seem to point to a campaign in Sarmatia as the inspiration. I have done a bit of research on the sacrifice types and hope to get around to a write up about it at some point.[/QUOTE]
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