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LOT 3571
Crispus, as Caesar, BI Nummus. AD 326-327. Cyzicus mint. 3rd officina.
FL IVL CRISPVS NOB CAES, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to left / PROVIDENTIAE CAESS, camp gate with six rows, no doors and two turrets; star above, •SMKΓ• below. RIC VII 46. Extremely Fine. Very rare.(3.33gr, 22mm, 6h.).
Provenance
Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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