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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Eyestrain, post: 1188035, member: 24213&quot;]You have a good amount of information for most of your coins, but let me shed some additional light on your Constantius II campgate.</p><p><br /></p><p>You&#039;re quite right, the open gates are a specific variety, and a great find for only $10. Usually they go for much more. The open gates are unique to the mint of Arelatum (modern Arles). Note that the mintmark in the exergue reads QCONST, which means Officina Quarta (workshop 4) Constantina.</p><p><br /></p><p>Constantine I&#039;s first son with his second wife Fausta was Constantine II, born in Arelatum, which was a favoured city of the elder Constantine. He renamed it Constantina in 318 in honour of his new son. The new name stood for years, but reverted to Arelatum after Constantine II was killed during his failed campaign against his younger brother, Constans. The old name lasted from 340-353, at which point the CONS/CONST mintmark returned.</p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s the source of confusion since it often gets mixed up with CONS for Constantinopolis/Constantinople. But that&#039;s what happens when you have an emperor going around naming everyone and everything after himself. Dude, we already appended &quot;the Great&quot; to your name, so give the ego a rest.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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