Details
LOT 3117
Crispus, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 316-326.
Siscia mint; struck AD 320. 3rd officina. IVL CRISPVS NOB CAES, laureate and cuirassed bust to left, holding spear with right hand and shield with left / VIRTVS EXERCIT, standard inscribed VOT X with captive seated on ground to either side; S-F over HL across fields, ΓSIS(star-in-crescent) in exergue. RIC VII 130. Extremely Fine. Some toned silvering.(3.70gr, 20mm, 12h.).
Provenance
From a private collection, UK.
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