RIC VII, ARLES [before 208], CRISPUS, UNLISTED ISSUE, OFFICINA Q

OBVERSE	CRISPVS-NOBCAES [CRISPVS NOB CAES]; head r., laur.
REVERSE	CAESARVMNOSTRORVM [CAESARVM NOSTRORVM]; in two lines VOT/V. QAR in field.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED ISSUE. RIC does not list issue with mintmark pattern PAR. However, Bruun mentions in footnotes few coins with irregular m.m. QAR, •SAR•, PAR (cf. p. 261, 263). Probably most coins with m.m. PAR should be regarded as ancient imitations. But some of them may belong to the official unlisted issue. The specimen in question seems to be an official mint product. Listed in Ferrando (p. 180, no. 766). Should be listed after issue erroneously attributed as THESSALONICA 84-87 (see CORRIGENDA, VOL. VII, p. 508) and before ARLES 208. See also: ARLES [before 208], CRISPUS, UNLISTED ISSUE, OFFICINA T ARLES [before 208], LICINIUS I, UNLISTED ISSUE

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Weight 3.00 g; diameter 19 mm. Coin sold on eBay in April 2013 for EUR 252 [Thanks to the collaboration of Tomasz Speier]. Other specimens: - sold on Numismatik Naumann auction 110 (lot 1155) in November 2021 for EUR 240; weight 2.52 g; diameter 18 mm [click for picture]; - sold on eBay in August 2011 for USD 125; weight 2.58 g [click for picture]; - from the Nemesis Collection [click for picture]; - sold on Bertolami Fine Art E-auction 41 (lot 572) in April 2017 for GBP 90; sold on Bertolami Fine Art E-auction 251 (lot 815) in February 2023 for EUR 20; weight 3.60 g; diameter 19 mm [click for picture]; - from NVMMVS BIBLE II (NBD no. 355) [click for picture].