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RIC VII, ARLES 172, CRISPUS, REVERSE LEGEND VARIETY, ENGRAVER'S ERROR

  

OBVERSE

CRISPVSNOBCAES [CRISPVS NOB CAES]; bust r., laur., dr., cuir.

REVERSE

PRINCIPIA-V-VENTVTIS [PRINCIPIA VVENTVTIS (sic!)]; Mars stg. l., naked but for helmets and boots, chlamys across l. shoulder, leaning on shield, holding vertical spear reversed. P in right field. Q[star over crescent]A in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

REVERSE LEGEND VARIETY. Specimen similar to ARLES 172 except for VVENTVTIS in rev. legend instead of IVVENTVTIS. Apparently an engraver's error.

NOTES

Weight 2.07 g; diameter 19 mm. From NVMMVS BIBLE II (NBD no. 99589).


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski