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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Gao, post: 898922, member: 19409&quot;]It&#039;s actually the more famous Constantine I.&nbsp; Full attribution:</p><p><br /></p><p>Constantine I</p><p>Antioch mint</p><p>RIC VII Antioch 63</p><p>Coin struck AD 329-330</p><p><br /></p><p>O: CONSTAN-TINVS AVG, laureate bust right</p><p><br /></p><p>R: PROVIDEN-TIAE AVGG, a &quot;campgate&quot; with 6 layers and 2 turrets.&nbsp; SMANTB in exergue</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>During this period, you shouldn&#039;t worry much about the faces.&nbsp; They had become stylized enough where often the differences are more due to how the engraver happened to carve the die than they are who is supposed to be depicted.&nbsp; What you need to look for are primarily the legend, but also the details like what the emperor is wearing and what&#039;s on the reverse.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for the &quot;campgate,&quot; I left that in quotes due to the fact that while that&#039;s what it&#039;s referred to conventionally, but what is actually depicted is controversial.&nbsp; Some say that it&#039;s more likely to be a city gate or just a representation of city walls in general.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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