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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Victor_Clark, post: 7756375, member: 10613&quot;]Yes, campgates can get pricey (but so can many series) depending on rarity and quality. Collectors also look for tiny variations that elevate otherwise common coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>As an example, besides focusing on rows, one can obsess over doors. Bruun noted 20 different door types in &quot;The Constantinian Coinage of Arelate&quot; though I bet there are a few more variations than those he noted.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1328897[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>two example that I have sold, illustrating door variations--</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1328896[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Constantine I</p><p>A.D. 325- 6</p><p>19mm&nbsp;&nbsp; 3.2gm</p><p>CONSTAN-TINVS AVG, laureate head right.</p><p>VIRTV-S AVGG, campgate with wide open doors, four turrets, star above.</p><p>In ex. SA crescent RL</p><p>RIC VII Arles 291</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1328898[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Crispus</p><p>A.D. 325- 326</p><p>18x20mm&nbsp; &nbsp; 2.7gm</p><p>CRISPVS NOB CAES; Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left.</p><p>VIRTVS CAESS; camp gate with four turrets and star between them; open doors.</p><p>in ex. TA crescent RL</p><p>RIC VII Arles 292[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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