RIC VII, NICOMEDIA [after 85], CRISPUS, UNLISTED MINTMARK

OBVERSE	FLIVLCRIS-PVSNOBCAES [FL IVL CRISPVS NOB CAES]; bust l., heroic (nude), laur., spear pointing forward, shield on l. arm.
REVERSE	VIRTVS-CAESARIN [VIRTVS CAESARI N]; prince holding shield on arm, cloak flying, galloping r., charging kneeling enemy with spear; under horse, another enemy with shield. SMNM in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED MINTMARK. RIC lists for Crispus only mintmarks SMNΓ and SMNK (p. 614). Coin should be listed after NICOMEDIA 85. See also: NICOMEDIA [after 85], CRISPUS, UNLISTED MINTMARK [SMNP]

NOTES

Solidus. Weight 4.37 g. Gorny & Mosch auction 175 (lot 290), March 2009; sold on Auktionen Münzhandlung Sonntag auction 27 (lot 103) in November 2017 for EUR 8,250. Other specimens: - sold on Numismatica Ars Classica auction 51 (lot 430) in March 2009 for CHF 22,000; sold on Numismatica Ars Classica auction 102 (lot 585) in October 2017 for CHF 42,500; weight 4.43 g [click for picture]; - sold on CNG Triton XXVII (lot 911) in January 2024 for USD 15,000; weight 4.52 g; diameter 19.5 mm [click for picture].