Details
LOT 3121
Crispus, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 316-326.
Ticinum mint; struck AD 320. 3rd officina. CRISPVS NOB CAES, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / DOMINORVM NOSTRORVM CAESS, VOT ✷ V in two lines within wreath; star; T T in exergue. RIC VII 135 var. (unlisted officina). Extremely Fine. Original silvering almost fully intact. Extremely rare; unpublished officina with only three other examples on CoinArchives.(2.74gr, 18mm, 12h.).
Provenance
From a private, UK, collection.
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