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LOT 3054
Crispus, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 317. London mint. 1st officina.
CRISPVS NOB CAES, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / SOLI INVICTO COMITI, Sol standing to left with chlamys across shoulder and raised right hand, holding globe with left hand; S P across fields, PLN in exergue. RIC VII 115; C&T 8.09.020; RML 807. Good Very Fine. Very rare.(3.31gr, 20mm, 1h.).
Provenance
Acquired on the UK market.
Property of a London antiquarian.
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