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CAMPGATE, Constantine II, AE3 from Killingholme HoardAttribution: RIC 322 (RIC VII)
Mint: Constantina (Arles), Officina 3, TCONST
Date: 328 AD
Obverse: CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C; Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust left
Reverse: VIRTVS CAESS; Campgate with open doors and four braziers, star above, S | F across field, TCONST in exergue
Size: 20.48mm
Weight: 3.1 grams
Ex Spinks from the Killingholme hoard
04/21/06 at 07:37Varangian: Beautiful coin! Many of the KH hoard coins are su...
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Diadumenian RIC IV, 116Diadumenian AD 217-218, son of Macrinus
AR - Denar, 2.96g, 19.77mm
Rome AD 218
obv. M OPEL ANT DIADVMENIAN CAES
bare head, bust, draped, seen from behind, r.
rev. SPES - PVBLICA
Spes advancing l., holding flower and raising skirt
RIC IV/2, 116; C.21; BMC 94
Scarce; toned EF
SPES PVBLICA, the hope for the empire was illusory. In AD 218 after the defeat of his father Macrinus Diadumenian was executed. Jochen09/01/05 at 18:02Varangian: Very nice!
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Constantine The Great- MartiConstantine the Great, early 307 - 22 May 337 A.D.
Obverse:Laureate and cuirassed bust right
CONSTANTINVS PF AVG
CONSTANTINVS: Contantine
PF: Pius Felix,
AVG: Agustus,
Reverse:
MARTI CONSERVATORI
MARTI: Mars
CONSERVATORI: Preserver
Showing: Mars with helm, in military dress, and with the cloak spead out. Mars stands left and lokks right. Mars holds a reverse spear in right hand ond a shield in on the ground at left. There is a T at left and F at left across the reverse.
Domination: Follis, Bronze, size 20 mm
Mint: PTR-- (Prima) , TR (Trier)
Peter Wissing05/30/05 at 22:09Varangian: There are no Marti Conservatori coins with PTR in ...
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ROMAN EMPIRE, Procopius ae3, ConstantinopleObv: D N PROCO-PIVS P F AVG. Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust left.
Rev: REPARATI-O FEL TEMP. Emperor standing facing, head right, holding labarum in right hand and resting left on shield. At foot, left, a small indeterminate object, possibly a helmet. Above, in right field, Chi-Rho; in exergue, CONS gamma.
RIC IX : 17a (R2)
04/07/05 at 16:16Varangian: Who could possibly give this any less than 5 stars...
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Phoenicia, Arados c. 64 BCAR tetradrachm, 27.65 mm, 14.33g, Nice VF
Draped bust of Tyche (city-goddess) right, her hair rolled and in chignon, over which veil falls to her shoulders, and wearing turreted crown / Nike standing left, holding aplustre in raised right hand and palm-branch at her side in left, APAΔIΩN behind, C9P (= year 196), Phoenician letter (=q), and AΣ in field to left, all within laurel-wreath. Banker's mark obverse at ear.
BMC Phoenicia, pg 33, #276, Sear 5991v
Certificate of Authenticy by David R. Sear, ACCSLawrence W03/27/05 at 16:55Varangian: Very nice!
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Votive- Heraclea RIC 60Constantine I
obv: CONSTAN-TINVS AVG
rev: DN CONSTANTINI MAX AVG, VOT XX in wreath
SMHΔ in exergue
RIC 60- R5
Fully silvered!wolfgang33602/05/05 at 00:51Varangian: Looks almost like a siliqua!
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SOLI INVICTO COMITI- Trier RIC 132Constantine I
obv: IMP CONSTANTINVS AVG
rev: SOLI INVIC-TO COMITI
BTR in exerge, T-F in fields
RIC Trier 132
gEFwolfgang33602/05/05 at 00:49Varangian: Really nice raised image...excellent how the shado...
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Carus RIC V, 75Carus 282 - 283
AR - Antoninianus, 3.84g, 21mm
Ticinum 1. officina
obv. IMP CARVS PF AVG
cuirassed bust, radiate head r.
rev. PAX EXERCITI
Pax standing l., holding standard l. and olive-branch r.
exergue: PXXI
RIC V, 75; C.56
about EF
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PAX, in Roman sense always based on victory over their enemiesJochen01/06/05 at 17:06Varangian: Very nice!
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ROMAN EMPIRE, Constantius I, ArgenteusArgenteus struck in Antioch, 8th officina, c.299-305 AD
CONSTANTIVS CAESAR, Laureate head of Constantius right
VIRTVS MILITVM, Campgate, *ANTH* at exergue
3.40 gr
Ref : Cohen #318
Argentei struck in Antioch often give a larger head of the emperor than other mints
For a new and better pic, please follow this link :
http://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=34410.0;attach=93566;image
For those who feel uncomfortable with this coin, there is also a discussion about it on the "classical numismatics board" : http://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?topic=34410.0Potator II01/02/05 at 23:32Varangian: I'm not a campgate fan, either, but that coin is s...
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Caracalla RIC IV, 261(d)Caracalla 198-217
AR - Antoninianus, 5.3g, 22.63mm, 180°
Rome AD 215
obv. ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM
cuirassed bust, radiate head r.
rev. PM TRP XVIII COS IIII PP
Pluto with modius on head seated l. on throne, sceptre in l. hand, r. extended
towards three-headed Cerberus l., before him.
RIC IV/1, 261(c); not in Cohen
Rare; nice EF, one of the earliest Antoniniani!
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PLUTO(N), Greek HADES, god of the underworld, identified by the three-headed Cerberus. But the modius shows, that at this time Pluto was mixed up with Serapis. The Serapeion in Alexandria had shown Serapis with Cerberus too! Caracalla should have built a Serapeion on the Quirinal.Jochen12/12/04 at 13:13Varangian: Awesome portrait, and a stunning coin!
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