Details
LOT 3120
Crispus, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 316-326.
Thessalonica mint; struck AD 318-9. 5th officina. CRISPVS NOBILISS CAES, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VOT • V • MVLT • X • • CAESS TS • Є •, in four lines within wreath. RIC VII 38. Good Very Fine. Nice green patina.(2.81gr, 18mm, 12h.).
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market;
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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