Laureate diademed bust of Venus Erycina right / Her temple on mountain summit, surrounded by city walls with gate

Comment- The goddess of love's temple was built in 215 BC in Erycina, Sicily. These coins may be the first examples of a city gate on a Roman coin.

City walls of Sidon / Persian king drawing bow right

Comment- This tiny Greek coin is the earliest type of coin I've ever seen showing city walls. There is a war galley with a row of shields along the top, in front of the city wall. This coin is only 5/16" (8 mm) in diameter, yet look at the details along the top of the walls, the crenulated towers, the ship...right down to the king's facial features and even the points on his crown!

Obv: DN ARCADIVS, pearl-diademed bust right
Rev: GLORIA REIPVBLICE, multi-level "campgate", TES below, gamma to left

Comment- This unusual reverse may depict a tall wall with a door and 2 windows, or the upper layer could be a building that was actually within the city walls. Another possibility is that the lower layer represents the main gate in the city wall and the upper layer represents a section of the wall elsewhere that had 2 doors. The "turrets" are just a dot.

Closed door "campgate" with arch over door, 3 "turrets" (left)
Open door "campgate" with 4 "turrets" (right)

Comment- While open door examples are frequently available, closed door examples are a rare find.

Laureate head right / 4 tetrarchs sacrificing over tripod, behind them the city walls with 4 "turrets"

Comment- This rare variation has unusual looking "turrets", and the surrounding city walls are represented with blocks. Also, the arched doorway on the front wall is very noticeable. Great details!

Laureate bust right / "Campgate" with three "turrets"

Comment- The common "campgate" design on a higher denomination silver coin.

Laureate bust right / "Campgate" with four "turrets" and an open door

Comment- The door of the gate looks like it's constructed of bars. It's raised at the moment, ready to be lowered into the closed position to keep out the enemy troops.

Diademed draped bust right / "Camp gate" with two towers

Comment- This "campgate" definately has towers like the Provincial city gate coins, and not the so-called "turrets" (whatever they may be).