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RIC VII, ROME 265, CRISPUS, UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND, ENGRAVER'S ERROR

  

OBVERSE

FLIVLCRISPVSNOCAES [FL IVL CRISPVS NO (sic!) CAES]; bust r., laur., dr., cuir.

REVERSE

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

NOT IN RIC

UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND, ENGRAVER'S ERROR. Specimen similar to ROME 265 except for ...NO... in obv. legend instead of ...NOB... Apparently an engraver's error.

NOTES

Weight 2.30 g; diameter 19-22 mm. Coin sold on eBay in January 2014 for EUR 21.50.

Other specimens:

- from the American Numismatic Society Collection (reg. no. 0000.999.5607); weight 2.14 g; diameter 18 mm [click for picture].


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski