7-042

RIC VII, LONDON [before 152], CRISPUS, UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND [5a]

  

OBVERSE

FLIVLCRISPVSNOBCAES [FL IVL CRISPVS NOB CAES] [5a]; bust r., laur., cuir.

REVERSE

SOLIINVIC-TOCOMITI [SOLI INVICTO COMITI]; Sol stg. l., chlamys across l. shoulder, raising r. hand, globe in l. Crescent in left field, star in right field. PLN in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND - 5a. Not attested for this rev. type (p. 106). Listed in Cloke-Toone (8.12.006). Should be listed in RIC before LONDON 152.

NOTES

Weight 2.97 g; diameter 20 mm. Coin sold on eBay in April 2007 for USD 110; sold on CNG eAuction 526 (lot 707) in November 2022 for USD 120.

Other specimens:

- from VCoins (Gert Boersema Ancient Coins); weight 3.09 g; diameter 20.1 mm [click for picture];

- sold on eBay in December 2012 for EUR 44.50; weight 3.50 g; diameter 20 mm [click for picture] [Thanks to the collaboration of Mariusz Graczyk];

- sold on Heritage Auctions sale 231904 (lot 64114) in January 2019 for USD 84; diameter 21 mm [click for picture];

- from VCoins (Hookmoor Ancient Coins); weight 3.19 g; diameter 19 mm [click for picture];

- from NVMMVS BIBLE II (NBD no. 18154) [click for picture].


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski