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RIC VII, ROME [before 189], CRISPUS, UNLISTED FOR RULER, OFFICINA S

  

OBVERSE

CRISPVSNOBCAES [CRISPVS NOB CAES]; bust l., laur., cuir. with spear pointing forward, shield on l. arm.

REVERSE

VIRTV-SAVGG [VIRTVS AVGG]; camp gate with four turrets, no doors; varying number of stone layers. P in left field, R in right field. RS in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

UNLISTED FOR RULER. RIC lists this type only for Constantine I, Licinius I and Licinius II (p. 316). Coin should be listed before ROME 189.

See also:
ROME [before 189], CRISPUS, UNLISTED FOR RULER, OFFICINA P
ROME [before 189], CRISPUS, UNLISTED FOR RULER, OFFICINA T

NOTES

Weight 3.86 g; diameter 19 mm. Coin sold on Chaponnière & Hess Divo Auction in May 2010 for CHF 500. Ex Lars Ramskold. Sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 25 (lot 3117) in March 2023 for CHF 130.

Other specimens:

- ex Lars Ramskold; sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 25 (lot 3116) in March 2023 for CHF 110; weight 3.36 g; diameter 19 mm [click for picture];

- from Dirty Old Coins [click for picture];

- sold on eBay in May 2012 for USD 294.02; weight 2.4 g; diameter 19 mm [click for picture] [Thanks to the collaboration of Zenon M.];

- sold on eBay in October 2012 for USD 200; weight 2.45 g; diameter 20 mm [click for picture].


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski