RIC VII, CYZICUS 25, CRISPUS, BUST TYPE VARIETY, OFFICINA B

OBVERSE	FLIVLCRISPVSNOBCAES [FL IVL CRISPVS NOB CAES]; bust l., laur. (wreath resembling pearl diadem), dr., cuir.
REVERSE	PROVIDEN-TIAECAESS [PROVIDENTIAE CAESS]; camp gate, two turrets, no doors, star above, varying number of stone layers. SMKB in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	BUST TYPE VARIETY. Specimen similar to CYZICUS 25 except for decoration on l. arm (Treveran style), sometimes resembling a small shield. See also: CYZICUS 25, CRISPUS, BUST TYPE VARIETY, OFFICINA Γ CYZICUS 26, CONSTANTINE II, BUST TYPE VARIETY, OFFICINA A CYZICUS 26, CONSTANTINE II, BUST TYPE VARIETY, OFFICINA B CYZICUS 52, CONSTANTINE II, BUST TYPE VARIETY CYZICUS 53, CONSTANTIUS II, BUST TYPE VARIETY

NOTES

Weight 3.48 g; diameter 19 mm. Sold on Nomos Obolos 9 (lot 790) in March 2018 for CHF 75; sold on CNG eAuction 469 (lot 543) in July 2020 for USD 130; sold on CNG eAuction 496 (lot 740) in July 2021 for USD 170. Other specimens: - from Rauch E-Auction 12 (lot 815), March 2013; weight 3.02 g [click for picture]; - from VAuctions auction 246 (lot 99), May 2010; weight 3.07 g; diameter 20 mm [click for picture].