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RIC VII, ROME 161, CRISPUS, REVERSE VARIETY, UNLISTED OFFICINA S

  

OBVERSE

CRISPVSNOBCAES [CRISPVS NOB CAES]; bust l., laur., cuir., with spear pointing forward, shield on l. arm.

REVERSE

SAECVLIF-ELICITAS [SAECVLI FELICITAS]; wreath with AVG on cippus, decorated with garland. P in left field, R in right field. RS in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

REVERSE VARIETY. Coin similar to ROME 161 except for wreath on cippus instead of shield (p. 315). See also footnote to ROME 158 on p. 315: "Two rev. varieties: (a) not shield but wreath on cippus, streaming wreath ties, garland on face of altar, and (b) cippus on square base, face decorated but no garland, shield on cippus". Note that also officina S is not attested in RIC for ROME 161.

NOTES

Weight 2.86 g. Coin sold on Varesi auction 66 (lot 223) in April 2015 for EUR 900.


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski