RIC VII, ARLES 281/280, CRISPUS, HYBRID, OBVERSE LEGEND VARIETY

OBVERSE	•F•LIVLCRISPVSNOBCAES [•F•L IVL CRISPVS NOB CAES]; bust r., laur., dr., cuir. [ARLES 281].
REVERSE	PROVIDEN-TIAEAVGG [PROVIDENTIAE AVGG]; gateway with two turrets, star above, no doors, varying number of stone layers. S*AR• in exergue [ARLES 280].
NOT IN RIC	HYBRID, OBVERSE LEGEND VARIETY. Obverse ARLES 281 with reverse ARLES 280. Note that bust type for ARLES 281 is given in RIC in error (B3 instead of B4). Note also that obv. is similar to corrected ARLES 281 except for dots in obv. legend (cf. ARLES 266, CRISPUS, OBVERSE LEGEND VARIETY. Variety not listed in Ferrando. See also: ARLES 281, CRISPUS, [CORRECTION] ARLES 281, CRISPUS, MINTMARK VARIETY ARLES [after 281], CRISPUS, UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND AND BUST TYPE [B4 l.]

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Weight 3.30 g; diameter 19 mm. Sold on VCoins (Roma Numismatics) for GBP 125; sold on CNG eAuction 232 (lot 377) in April 2010 for USD 60.