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RIC VII, LONDON 213, CRISPUS, BUST VARIETY [H1 l. var.]
  
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OBVERSE
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CRISPV-SNOBI-LC [CRISPVS NOBIL C]; bust l., helmeted, dr., cuir., spear across r. shoulder [H1 l. var.].
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REVERSE
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BEATATRA-NQVILLITAS [BEATA TRANQVILLITAS]; globe on altar inscribed VOT/IS/XX in three lines; above, three stars. P in left field, A in right field. PLON in exergue.
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NOT IN RIC
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BUST VARIETY. Bust type similar to H1 l. but cuirassed and draped instead of cuirassed only. Listed in Cloke-Toone Supplement 1 (9.04.022.5). Probably only this variety exists. Note that variety with bust cuirassed only is listed (9.04.019) but not illustrated in Cloke-Toone.
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NOTES
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Weight 2.98 g; diameter 20 mm. Coin sold on Art Coins Roma (Bertolami Fine Art) auction 9 (lot 836) in April 2014 for EUR 155.
Other specimens:
- from the British Museum Collection (reg. no. 2012,4246.17); weight 3.21 g; obv. legend break V-S [click for picture];
- from the Portable Antiquities Scheme database (ID: SF-87D59D); weight 2.12 g; diameter 19.28 mm [click for picture].
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