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RIC VII, LYONS [after 173], CRISPUS, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [I3 l. var.]
  
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OBVERSE
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CRISPVS-NOBC-AES [CRISPVS NOB CAES]; bust l., laur., cuir., Victory on globe in r. hand., spear across l. shoulder [I3 l. var.].
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REVERSE
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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.
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NOT IN RIC
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UNLISTED BUST TYPE - I3 l. var. Not attested for obv. legend 5c (p. 133). Note that bust I3 is described as cuirassed and draped. Coin should be listed after LYONS 173.
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NOTES
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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 NVMMVS BIBLE II (NBD no. 45607); weight 2.51 g; diameter 19 mm [click for picture];
- FORVM ANCIENT COINS; posted by Adrianus; weight 2.75 g [click for picture].
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