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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ValiantKnight, post: 8251585, member: 44210&quot;]I had been wanting a nice Londinium-mint campgate for a while. Fortunately I came across this very nice example in an auction listing. At first I was a little disappointed that it was slabbed, but then I saw the was a reasonable opening price (which I definitely would have paid anyways if the coin was raw). I decided to try to go for it, and achieved success, being the only bidder.</p><p><br /></p><p>After it arrived, I admit, I was on the fence for a little bit on cracking the coin out or not. I didn’t mind the extra protection the slab afforded, but ultimately my desire to hold the coin in my hands won out, and so I got to breaking out the poor prisoner. I took a hammer and gave it a few firm hits on one of the corners, and when the corner broke a bit I then managed to use my hands to pull the slab apart.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1453933[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1453934[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1453935[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b><u>Crispus</u>, Roman Empire</b></p><p>AE follis</p><p><b>Obv</b>: FL IVL CRISPVS NOB CAES, laureate, draped, cuirassed bust right</p><p><b>Rev</b>: PROVIDEN-TIAE CAESS, campgate, 6 layers, 2 turrets, star above, no doors</p><p><b>Mint</b>: London; <b>Mintmark</b> PLON (in ex.)</p><p><b>Ref</b>: RIC VII 295</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1453931[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #0000ff">Please feel free to post your coins of Crispus, of London/Londinium, campgates, coins broken out of slabs, or any combo of these!</span></b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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