CAMPGATE, Constantine I, Unlisted

ex FORVM - 8603. Bronze AE3, RIC -, aEF, 3.06g, 19.0mm, 180o, Alexandria mint, 329-330 A.D.; obverse CONSTAN-TINVS AVG, laureate head right; reverse PROVIDENTIAE AVGG, campgate with two turrets, star above, eleven layers of stone, wreath and I at sides, SMAL• in ex; extremely rare variety; SOLD...... RIC lists both the laureate and diademed busts for the preceeding issue (SMAL), but for this issue (SMAL•) issue only the diademed bust is recorded.

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Massanutten

[Oct 27, 2004 at 03:06 PM]

Also the RIC listing has obverse legend of MAX AVG (1b). Plus yours is clearly wearing a Trabea or is otherwise togate. The LRBC lists a Laureate with your mm, but only with the MAX AVG obverse. Very curious. Great coin!!

bruce61813

[Aug 23, 2005 at 03:37 PM]

Did this get sent to Dane for the spreadsheet? Als note the 3 dots by the wreath, great coin

Victor

[Aug 23, 2005 at 04:48 PM]

the two dots under the wreath are the ends of the wreath ties.

BenB

[May 19, 2006 at 02:35 PM]

Interesting coin. There was a clear progression of bust types used by Constantine at this time, so it's unexpected to see this old bust type used after the switch to the diademed draped bust had already happened. Perhaps it's a mule (an earlier obverse which should have been destroyed), or maybe an unrecorded issue of c. 328 before the bust type changed? There's another specimen in the ANS database.

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