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RIC VII, THESSALONICA [after 40], CRISPUS, UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND

  

OBVERSE

CRISPVS-NOBCAES [CRISPVS NOB CAES]; bust l., laur., wearing trabea, eagle-tipped sceptre in r. hand.

REVERSE

VOT•V•/MVLT•X•/CAESS with mintmark in laurel wreath - •TS•Є•.

NOT IN RIC

UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND. Not attested for this issue (p. 503). RIC lists this bust type with slightly different obv. legend: CRISPVS NOBILISS CAES [THESSALONICA 40]. Coin should be listed after THESSALONICA 40.

NOTES

Weight 2.69 g; diameter 18 mm. Coin sold on eBay in August 2018 for EUR 35.50.

Other specimens:

- from Wildwinds; contributed by Yuri Kabanov [click for picture];

- sold on Sol Numismatik auction XXIV (lot 666) in February 2024 for EUR 12; weight 3.12 g; diameter 18 mm [click for picture];

- from Ancient Imports; weight 3.2 g; diameter 19.19 mm [click for picture];

- sold on Demos Auctions auction 21 (lot 645) in June 2023 for EUR 22; weight 2.67 g; diameter 20 mm [click for picture];

- sold on eBay in May 2017 for USD 36; weight 3.09 g; diameter 18 mm [click for picture].


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski