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Details
LOT 3053
Crispus, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 317. London mint. 1st officina.
CRISPVS NOB CAES, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / SOLI INVIC-TO COMITI, Sol standing left with raised right hand, holding globe with left; S P across field, PLN in exergue. RIC 116; CT 8.09.021. Extremely Fine.(2.99gr, 20mm, 6h.).
Provenance
Ex Roma Numismatics, E-sale 35, 3 May 2017, lot 1545.
Acquired on the UK market.
Property of a London antiquarian.
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