RIC VII, THESSALONICA [after 144], CRISPUS, MINTMARK VARIETY

OBVERSE	ANEPIGRAPHIC (no legend); bust l., laur., dr., cuir.
REVERSE	CRISPVS/CAESAR [CRISPVS CAESAR]; rev. legend in two lines; star above. SMTS in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	MINTMARK VARIETY. Specimen similar to THESSALONICA 142 (Leu web auction 25, lot 2889, 1.92 g, 17 mm) except for absence of officina letter in m.m. Probably separate issue. See also: Lars Ramskold, "Constantine's Vicennalia and the Death of Crispus", Niš and Byzantium XI, 2013. Coin should be listed after THESSALONICA 144. See also: THESSALONICA [after 144], CONSTANTINE I, MINTMARK VARIETY

NOTES

Weight 2.03 g; diameter 17 mm. Ex Hirsch auction 266 (lot 2231), February 2010. Ex Lars Ramskold. Sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 25 (lot 2890) in March 2023 for CHF 1,000.