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Offline Victor

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Constantine I campgate from Antioch
« on: December 23, 2018, 02:33:53 PM »
Here is a campgate from Antioch with a few things that makes it special. It has the "death" workshop, a large plinth or base and circles in the top row.

Constantine I
A.D. 326- 327
18mm    3.6gm
CONSTAN-TINVS AVG; laureate head right.
PROVIDEN-TIAE AVGG; camp gate, two turrets, no doors, star above; • in doorway; Δ-E across fields.
In ex. SMANT
RIC VII Antioch 71

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Re: Constantine I campgate from Antioch
« Reply #1 on: December 23, 2018, 06:58:36 PM »
Nice example! It seems we now have two workshops (http://www.lateromanbronzecoinforum.com/index.php/topic,595.msg1674.html#msg1674) where they used circles. Given that both are in Antioch, might it even be the same engraver?

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Re: Constantine I campgate from Antioch
« Reply #2 on: December 23, 2018, 07:48:37 PM »
It sure seems probable that it is the same engraver, given how infrequently circles are found.