RIC VII, ARLES [after 281], CRISPUS, UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND AND BUST TYPE [B4 l.]

OBVERSE	CRISPVS-NOBCAES [CRISPVS NOB CAES]; bust l., laur., dr., cuir.
REVERSE	PROVIDEN-TIAECAESS [PROVIDENTIAE CAESS]; gateway with two turrets, star above, no doors, varying number of stone layers. Q*AR• in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND AND BUST TYPE. RIC lists for this m.m. only obv. legend FL IVL CRISPVS NOB CAES and bust type B4 (RIC in error gives bust B3). Listed in Ferrando (p. 184, no. 789). Should be listed in RIC after ARLES 281. See also: ARLES 281, CRISPUS, [CORRECTION] ARLES 281, CRISPUS, MINTMARK VARIETY ARLES 281/280, HYBRID, OBVERSE LEGEND VARIETY

NOTES

Weight 2.85 g; diameter 18-20 mm. Ex Beast Coins. Sold on VAuctions 236 (lot 115) in November 2009 for USD 83. Other specimens: - from Trésors monétaires XXV, plate 34, no. 37; weight 2.98 g [click for picture].