RIC VII, ARLES [after 271], CRISPUS, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [G7 l.]

OBVERSE	CRISPVS-NOBCAES [CRISPVS NOB CAES]; heroic (nude) bust l., laur., spear pointing forward, shield on l. arm [G7 l.].
REVERSE	PROVIDEN-TIAECAESS [PROVIDENTIAE CAESS]; gateway with two turrets, star above, no doors, varying number of stone layers. T*AR in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED BUST TYPE - G7 l. Not attested for obv. legend 5c (p. 262). Heroic bust is extremely rare on bronze coins. RIC lists bust type G7 l. only for one Constantine's aes minted in Arles; cf. ARLES 35. Listed in Ferrando (p. 185, no. 793). Should be listed in RIC after ARLES 271.

NOTES

Weight 2.76 g. From Beast Coins. Now in Marc Schalley's collection. Other specimens: - sold on eBay in March 2018 for EUR 245 (from the same dies); now in Tomasz Speier's collection; weight 3.66 g; diameter 18.9-19.4 mm [click for picture].