7-1925

RIC VII, TRIER [after 227], CRISPUS, UNLISTED FOR RULER [IRREGULAR COIN]

  

OBVERSE

CRIS-PVSNOBCA [CRISPVS NOB CA (sic!)]; bust r., high-crested helmet (bowl-shaped), cuir.

REVERSE

VICTOR[IAELAET]PRINP [VICTORIAE LAET PRIN P]; two Victories stg. facing one another, together holding shield inscribed VOT/PR [retrograde] on altar. Star as altar design. PTR in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

UNLISTED FOR RULER. Rev. type attested only for Constantine I (p. 184). Reading of rev. legend uncertain. Note also unusual obv. legend ended with ...CA. Apparently an ancient imitation. Coin could be noted after TRIER 227.

NOTES

Weight 3.46 g; diameter 17 mm. Offered on eBay in September 2015.


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski