7-806

RIC VII, ARLES [after 271], CRISPUS, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [G7 l.]

  

OBVERSE

CRISPVS-NOBCAES [CRISPVS NOB CAES]; heroic (nude) bust l., laur., spear pointing forward, shield on l. arm [G7 l.].

REVERSE

PROVIDEN-TIAECAESS [PROVIDENTIAE CAESS]; gateway with two turrets, star above, no doors, varying number of stone layers. T*AR in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

UNLISTED BUST TYPE - G7 l. Not attested for obv. legend 5c (p. 262). Heroic bust is extremely rare on bronze coins. RIC lists bust type G7 l. only for one Constantine's aes minted in Arles [ARLES 35]. Listed in Ferrando (no. 793; this coin). Should be listed in RIC after ARLES 271.

NOTES

Weight 2.76 g. From Beast Coins (Marc Schalley's collection).

Other specimens:

- sold on eBay in March 2018 for EUR 245 (from the same dies); now in Tomasz Speier's collection; weight 3.66 g; diameter 18.9-19.4 mm [click for picture].


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski