RIC VII, ARLES [after 251], CRISPUS, UNLISTED ISSUE [m.m. PAR], BUST G5 l. [IRREGULAR COIN]

OBVERSE	IVLCRISPVSNOBCAES [IVL CRISPVS NOB CAES]; bust l., laur., cuir., spear across r. shoulder, shield on l. arm.
REVERSE	CAESARVMNOSTRORV [CAESARVM NOSTRORV (sic!)]; in laurel wreath VOT/X. QAR in exergue.
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. Note clumsy portrait and lettering and also error in rev. legend. Undoubtedly an ancient imitation.

NOTES

Weight 2.39 g; diameter 19.5 mm. From CGB E-shop (brm_592707).