Details
LOT 3340
Crispus, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 316-326.
Siscia mint; struck AD 319. 1st officina. IVL CRISPVS NOB C, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VICT LAETAE PRINC PERP, two Victories standing facing each other, holding shield inscribed VOT PR in two lines, on altar inscribed I; •ASIS• in exergue. RIC VII 87. Near Extremely Fine. Much original silvering remaining. Extremely rare mintmark variant.(3.80gr, 19mm, 7h). [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a private collection, UK.
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