7-1969

RIC VII, LONDON [after 194], CRISPUS, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [D1 l. var.]

  

OBVERSE

CRISPVS-NOBILC [CRISPVS NOBIL C]; bust l., helmeted, dr., cuir., seen from back [D1 l. var.].

REVERSE

VIRTVS-EXERCIT [VIRTVS EXERCIT]; standard inscribed VOT/XX in two lines stg. on ground, captive std. on either side. PLN in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

UNLISTED BUST TYPE. Not attested in RIC VII. Similar to bust type D1 l. (which is also not attested for this issue) except for bust seen from back. Listed in Cloke-Toone (9.02.005; illustrated in Cloke-Toone Supplement 1). Should be listed in RIC after LONDON 194.

NOTES

Weight 2.80 g; diameter 19 mm. From Steve Thomas' collection.

Other specimens:

- from NVMMVS BIBLE II (NBD no. 90487); weight 2.92; diameter 20 mm [click for picture].

- from NVMMVS BIBLE II (NBD no. 23964) [click for picture].


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski