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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2676513, member: 19463&quot;]The question here is what is it about the coin that makes it special.&nbsp; R5 means the editors of RIC found only one museum that had the exact combination of minor points that make up this number.&nbsp; There are quite a number of variations on these of which I have very few since I am not&nbsp; a specialist in these.&nbsp; What about the coin makes it special? Siscia?&nbsp; S on column?&nbsp; Special bust type?&nbsp; </p><p>[ATTACH=full]597087[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]597088[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]597089[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]597090[/ATTACH] </p><p>A non CT coin friend pointed out to me today that there is one mint that made the Campgate type coins that is most rare.&nbsp; In fact, only one issue of gates was done at that mint and, according to RIC, only for one ruler.&nbsp;&nbsp; I did find a listing for a second ruler with slightly odd style and an opinion that it was not official.&nbsp; The single RIC is listed as R1 which means several museums had one but it is still not common.&nbsp; Still, if you are trying to complete a mint set (one coin per mint) you need this one.&nbsp; The question is how many people care to make a mint set of campgates?&nbsp; I&#039;d guess more than those who are trying to get a complete set of Siscia mint 2 Victory variations so I&#039;d expect this R1 to draw a lot more bidders than an R5 based on a smaller point.&nbsp; I&#039;m not telling which mint is the &quot;rare&#039;&#039; gatemaker.&nbsp; I bet Victor knows.&nbsp; I&#039;d buy one if I saw it in a junk box but I have no desire to fill out that set.&nbsp;&nbsp; Those who want to research this are reminded that we have recommended the Bruck book several times and one of his charts makes it pretty obvious.&nbsp; I have not looked but I suspect you might find a real beast of a site online of a serious student of these coins who might have mentioned it.&nbsp; In any event, there are easier ways than reading RIC cover to cover. Far be it from me to suggest anyone actually read a set of books that cost over $1000. If you have this gate, please do post it while forgiving this blatant thread theft.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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