Details
LOT 3570
Crispus, as Caesar, BI Nummus. AD 323-324. Lugdunum mint.
FL IVL CRISPVS NOB CAES, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to left / CAESARVM NOSTRORVM, VOT •X• in two lines within wreath; •PLGC• below. RIC VII 223 (r4). Near Extremely Fine. Very rare.(3.24gr, 20mm, 12h.).
Provenance
Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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