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RIC VII, LYONS [before 137], CRISPUS, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [K2]

  

OBVERSE

CRISPVS-NC•COS•II [CRISPVS N C • COS • II]; bust r., laur., cuir., eagle-tipped sceptre in r. hand [K2].

REVERSE

BEATATRANQVILLITAS [BEATA TRANQVILLITAS]; globe set on altar inscribed VO/TIS/XX in three lines; above, three stars. C in left field, R in right field. PLG in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

UNLISTED BUST TYPE - K2. Not attested for obv. legend 5b (p. 131). Even though this specimen is worn, the bust is still distinctly different from bust type K3 (trabea). Cf. example of LYONS 137. Not listed in Bastien Lyon (318-337) and Bastien Lyon - suppléments I-II. Should be listed in RIC before LYONS 137.

NOTES

Weight 2.82 g; diameter 21 mm. From CGB E-shop (brm_289694), sold for EUR 280.


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski