RIC VII, LYONS [after 220], CRISPUS, MINTMARK VARIETY

OBVERSE	FLIVLCRISPVSNOBCAES [FL IVL CRISPVS NOB CAES]; bust l., laur., dr., cuir.
REVERSE	CAESARVMNOSTRORVM [CAESARVM NOSTRORVM]; laurel wreath enclosing VOT/•/•X• in three lines. PLGC in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	MINTMARK VARIETY. Specimen similar to LYONS 220 (Roma Numismatics eSale 77, lot 1382, 2.90 g, 19 mm) except for the third dot above X (p. 135). Bastien Lyon (318-337) (p. 167, no. 177) records this variety as a sub-type. However, in the present author's opinion this third dot is rather a centering dot, merely technical. Otherwise, coin could be listed as a minor variety of LYONS 220 or after LYONS 220.

NOTES

Weight 3.82 g; diameter 19 mm. Coin sold on Numismatik Naumann auction 70 (lot 713) in October 2018 for EUR 55. Other specimens: - from Martin Griffiths' collection [click for picture]; - from Bastien Lyon (318-337) (plate XI, no. 177l); weight 3.20 g [click for picture].