Late Roman Bronze Coins

Coin talk => Late Roman Bronze coins => Topic started by: Victor on December 25, 2018, 02:45:38 PM

Title: Constantine I campgate turned into gamepiece
Post by: Victor on December 25, 2018, 02:45:38 PM

Here's a Constantine I campgate that has been turned into (probably) a game piece. It sold for a little over $154.08.


dealers description-



CONSTANTINE I THE GREAT
306-337 AD.
Bronze Follis; Antioch mint. AD 326-327.
2,03 g. 16 mm.
Obv:  CONSTANTINVS AVG; laureate head right.
Rev:  PROVIDENTIAE AVGG; camp gate with two turrets; • in doorway, A-Ԑ across fields, SMANT in exergue.
RIC 71.

Title: Re: Constantine I campgate turned into gamepiece
Post by: tjaart on December 26, 2018, 06:34:49 AM

Hi Victor,

That is an interesting piece! And luckily I am now the owner :) I missed out on a couple that went on auction with Roma Numismatics this year so went for this one. So far I have found four other campgate examples (none of which I own sadly). I've also noticed on acsearch that this seems to have happened to some other coins as well.

Does anyone know of any articles on the use of coins as Roman gaming tokens? Or any website with relevant information?

Tjaart