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RIC VII, AQUILEIA [after 29], CRISPUS, UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND
  
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OBVERSE
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FLIVLCRI-SPVSNOBC [FL IVL CRISPVS NOB C]; heroic (nude) bust l., laur., spear pointing forward, shield on l. arm.
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REVERSE
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PRINCIPI•I-VVENTVTIS [PRINCIPI IVVENTVTIS]; prince stg. r., in military dress, cloak displayed, holding transverse spear, globe. AQ in exergue.
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NOT IN RIC
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UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND. RIC lists for this type only longer obv. legend: FL IVL CRISPVS NOB CAES (p. 395 and picture no. 29 on plate 11). Listed in Paolucci & Zub (p. 90, no. 280). Not listed in Depeyrot but cf. p. 94, no. 11/3 which is on p. 33 marked as RIC VII AQULEIA 36. Coin should be listed in RIC after AQUILEIA 29.
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NOTES
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Solidus. Weight 4.33 g; diameter 19 mm. Coin sold on Heritage Auctions auction 3033 (lot 23098) in August 2014 for USD 37,500; sold on Numismatica Ars Classica auction 135 (lot 394) in November 2022 for CHF 30,000.
Other specimens:
- sold on Numismatica Ars Classica auction 38 (lot 239) in March 2007 for CHF 24,000; weight 4.45 g; diameter 20 mm [click for picture];
- sold on Gorny & Mosch auction 241, session 3 (lot 2718) in October 2016 for EUR 3,200; weight 4.24 g [click for picture].
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