RIC VII, LONDON [after 134], CRISPUS, UNLISTED REVERSE TYPE

OBVERSE	FL IVLCRISPVSNOBCAES [FL IVL CRISPVS NOB CAES]; bust r., laur., cuir.
REVERSE	PRINCIPIAI-VVENTVTIS [PRINCIPIA IVVENTVTIS]; emperor in military dress stg. r., cloak spread, holding transverse spear and globe. Crescent in left field. PLN in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED REVERSE TYPE. RIC lists this reverse type for Constantine I only [LONDON 132] (p. 105). For Crispus and Constantine II another variant of reverse is attested: prince helmeted and leaning on reversed spear, l. hand resting on shield (see picture 135 on plate 1). Variant with prince is also known for Constantine I (see below). Coin should be listed after LONDON 134. See also: LONDON [after 135], CRISPUS, UNLISTED REVERSE TYPE (obv. legend 5b) LONDON [after 132], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED REVERSE TYPE (obv. legend 1a) LONDON [after 132], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED REVERSE TYPE (obv. legend 1b)

NOTES

Weight 3.20 g; diameter 19 mm. Coin sold on Classical Numismatic Group auction in February 2009 for $66. Other specimens: - specimen from the British Museum Collection (reg. no. 1977,1005.88); weight 3.24 g [click for picture].