RIC VII, LYONS [after 173], CRISPUS, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [I3 l. var.]

OBVERSE	CRISPVS-NOBC-AES [CRISPVS NOB CAES]; bust l., laur., cuir., Victory on globe in r. hand., spear across l. shoulder [I3 l. var.].
REVERSE	BEATATRAN-QVILLITAS [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 - I3 l. var. Not attested for obv. legend 5c (p. 133). Note that bust I3 is described as cuirassed and draped. Listed in Bastien Lyon - supplément II (p. 142, no. 124α). Should be listed in RIC after LYONS 173.

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Weight 3.10 g; diameter 19 mm. Coin sold on eBay in June 2017 for EUR 456; sold by CGB E-shop (brm_547240) for EUR 1,100. Other specimens: - from the collection of Guy Braun; weight 2.51 g; diameter 19 mm [click for picture]; - from FORVM ANCIENT COINS; posted by Adrianus; weight 2.75 g [click for picture]; - from Bastien Lyon - supplément II (plate XXXIX, no. 124α); weight 3.44 g [click for picture].