7-2131

RIC VII, ROME [after 266], CRISPUS, UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND AND BUST TYPE [B5] [IRREGULAR COIN]

  

OBVERSE

CRISPNSNOBCAES [CRISPNS (sic!) NOB CAES]; bust r., laur., cuir. [B5].

REVERSE

PROVIDEN-TIAECAESS [PROVIDENTIAE CAESS]; camp gate, two turrets, no doors, star above; varying number of stone layers; dot in arch. RT in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND AND BUST TYPE - B5. Not attested for this issue (p. 325). But note error in obv. legend (CRISPNS instead of CRISPVS) and retrograde "R" and "S". Probably an ancient imitation. Could be noted after ROME 266.

NOTES

Weight 3.15 g; diameter 20 mm. Coin sold on eBay in August 2016 for EUR 136.


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski