RIC VII, TRIER [before 351], CRISPUS, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [D2] [IRREGULAR COIN]

OBVERSE	CRISPVS-NOBCAES [CRISPVS NOB CAES]; bust r., helmeted, cuir. [D2].
REVERSE	BEATATRA-QVILLITAS [BEATA TRAQVILLITAS (sic!)]; globe set on altar inscribed VOT/IS/XX; above, three stars. PTR• in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED BUST TYPE - D2. Not attested for obv. legend 5d (p. 194). Note error in rev. legend: TRAQVILLITAS instead of TRANQVILLITAS. Listed in RMBT (p. 50, no. 84 (obv. legend break V-S) and p. 52, no. 102 (obv. legend break S-N; VO/TIS on rev.). However, this type is probably an ancient imitation. Could be noted in RIC before TRIER 351.

NOTES

Weight 2.73 g; diameter 17.5 mm. Sold on CGB E-auction 150 (lot 88832) in February 2016 for EUR 37. Other specimens: - from Leu Numismatik web auction 11 (lot 2066), February 2020; plate coin in RMBT (plate XI, no. 102); weight 2.55 g; diameter 18 mm; VO/TIS on rev. [click for picture]; - from José María Marín's collection; weight 2.97 g; diameter 18 mm; obv. legend break V-S; VO/TIS on rev. [click for picture]; - from RMBT (plate XI, no. 84); obv. legend break V-S [click for picture].