7-4156

RIC VII, LYONS [before 83], CRISPUS, UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND

  

OBVERSE

FLCLCRISPVS-NOBILCAES [FL CL CRISPVS NOBIL CAES]; bust r., laur., dr., cuir.

REVERSE

VICTORIAELAETPRINCPERP [VICTORIAE LAET PRINC PERP]; two Victories facing one another, holding shield inscribed VOT/PR over altar of varying design. P two captives L in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND. Not attested in RIC VII. FL CL is appropriate for Constantine II (Flavius Claudius), not for Crispus (Flavius Iulius). But cf. TRIER 138-139 (p. 175) with obv. legend: FL CL CRISPVS NOB CAES. It could be an engraver's error or more probably an early error in mint instructions. Not listed in Bastien Lyon (318-337) and Bastien Lyon - suppléments I-II. Should be listed in RIC before LYONS 83.

NOTES

Weight 3.97 g; diameter 17 mm. Coin sold on Gorny & Mosch online auction 313 (lot 468) in September 2025 for EUR 40.


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski