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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ancient Aussie, post: 2884459, member: 80147&quot;]Another one of these Thrace Anchialus Septimius Severus City Gate coins I have had my eye on for quite a while and couldn&#039;t resist when it reached the right price point. Slightly different to the one I posted a couple of months ago in as much as missing a door and no arches on top of the wall only two blocks. From the modern day city of Pomorie (ancient city Anchialus) Anchialos acquired the appearance of a Roman city and thrived in the 2nd and 3rd century under the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Severan_Dynasty" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Severan_Dynasty" rel="nofollow">Severan Dynasty</a>, serving as the most important import and export station of Thrace.[ATTACH=full]691900[/ATTACH] <b>Attribution:</b> Moushmov 2810</p><p><b>Date:</b> 193-211 AD</p><p><b>Obverse:</b> AV K Λ CEP - CEYHP P C, Laureate draped cuirassed bust right</p><p><b>Reverse:</b> City wall with two towers and two blocks along top of wall</p><p><b>Size:</b> 27.05 mm</p><p><b>Weight:</b> 13.08 grams</p><p>Ex Ray Wilk/Ancient Imports.</p><p>This type of City Gate comes in a large range of types and Emperors, below is a link to Ray Wilks page exhibiting quite a few. <a href="http://citygate.ancients.info/gates6.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://citygate.ancients.info/gates6.htm" rel="nofollow">http://citygate.ancients.info/gates6.htm</a>.</p><p><span style="color: #ff0080">POST YOUR CAMP GATES AND CITY GATES. THE MORE THE BETTER......<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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