RIC VII, ROME [before 285], CRISPUS, UNLISTED ISSUE

OBVERSE	ANEPIGRAPHIC (no legend); bust l., laur., dr., cuir.
REVERSE	CRISPVS/CAESAR [CRISPVS CAESAR]; rev. legend in two lines; star above. SMRA in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED ISSUE. The SMRA issue was struck before fall of Crispus and in fact it precedes by years the SMRP issue, i.e. ROME 281 (2.54 g, 19 mm), ROME 282 (2.36 g) and ROME 284 (2.42 g, 18 mm), which was struck probably in 328-329. See: Lars Ramskold, "Constantine's Vicennalia and the Death of Crispus", Niš and Byzantium XI, 2013. Coin should be listed in RIC before ROME 285. See also: ROME 285, CONSTANTINE II, [CORRECTION], UNLISTED ISSUE

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Weight 1.99 g; diameter 19 mm. Sold on CNG eAuction 242 (lot 402) in October 2010 for USD 460 [lot of 27 coins]. Ex Lars Ramskold. Sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 25 (lot 2877) in March 2023 for CHF 1,500.