7-3626

RIC VII, TICINUM [after 162], CRISPUS, UNLISTED ISSUE [BEATA TRANQVILLITAS] [IRREGULAR COIN]

  

OBVERSE

IVLCRISPVSNO[BCAE]S [IVL CRISPVS NOB CAES]; bust l., laur., cuir., spear across r. shoulder, shield on l. arm.

REVERSE

BEATATRAN-QVILLITAS [BEATA TRANQVILLITAS]; globe set on altar inscribed VO/TIS/XX; above, three stars. TT in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

UNLISTED ISSUE. Not attested in RIC and not expected for Ticinum. But cf. footnote 160 on p. 380 where Bruun mentions some irregular coins: "Of BEATA TRAN-QVILLITAS/VO?TIS?XX, Mun has m.m. TT, obv. IVL CRIS-PVS NOB C (B1)". Apparently an ancient imitation. For probable prototype cf. TRIER 321 or similar TRIER 347, TRIER 372 and TRIER 394.

NOTES

Weight 2.656 g; diameter 19 mm (PRD 17 mm). From the Antoine L. Collection.


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski