RIC VII, NICOMEDIA [after 116], CRISPUS, UNLISTED ISSUE

OBVERSE	CRISPVSNOBCAES [CRISPVS NOB CAES]; bust r., laur., dr., cuir.
REVERSE	PRINCIPI•IVVENTVTIS [PRINCIPI • IVVENTVTIS]; Prince in military dress, stg. r., cloak displayed, holding transverse spear in r. hand and globe in l. No m.m.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED ISSUE. Issue similar to NICOMEDIA 114-116. However, this attribution is uncertain and specimen in question may be attributed as TICINUM 112 (Hamburger 1910, lot 648; cited in RIC). Otherwise, could be listed after NICOMEDIA 116. See also: NICOMEDIA [after 116], CRISPUS, UNLISTED ISSUE [D N CRISPUS NOB CAESAR] NICOMEDIA [after 116], CONSTANTIUS II, UNLISTED ISSUE, BUST TYPE B4 NICOMEDIA [after 116], CONSTANTIUS II, UNLISTED ISSUE, BUST TYPE E7 l.

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AV fraction. Weight 1.67 g (probably 1½ scripula or 9 siliquae). Sold on Bank Leu auction 25 (lot 436) in April 1980 for CHF 20,000 (attributed to Sirmium); sold on Spink auction 1238 (lot 147) in April 2000 for GBP 3,910 (attributed to Sirmium); sold on Numismatica Ars Classica auction 24 (lot 286) in December 2002 for CHF 7,000 (attributed to Sirmium). Other specimens: - from Roma Numismatics auction XVI (lot 815), September 2018; weight 1.70 g; diameter 16 mm; attributed to Ticinum [click for picture].