Details
LOT 3111
Crispus, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 316-326.
Siscia mint; struck AD 320-321. 3rd officina. IVL CRISPVS NOB C, laureate head to right / CAESARVM NOSTRORVM, wreath enclosing VOT • X in two lines; ΓSIS(star) in exergue. RIC VII 165. Extremely Fine. Some original silvering remaining.(3.22gr, 18mm, 1h.).
Provenance
From a private collection, UK.
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