RIC VII, NICOMEDIA [after 116], CRISPUS, UNLISTED ISSUE

OBVERSE	CRISPVSNOBCAES [CRISPVS NOB CAES]; bust r., laur., dr., cuir.
REVERSE	PRINCIPI•IVVENTVTIS [PRINCIPI • IVVENTVTIS]; Prince in military dress, stg. r., cloak displayed, holding transverse spear in r. hand and globe in l. No m.m.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED ISSUE. Issue similar to NICOMEDIA 114-116 and NICOMEDIA 183-184. The style is also much the same as that of Nicomedian mint. However, the different attribution is possible (Thessalonica, Cyzicus, even Trier). Coin should be listed after NICOMEDIA 116. See also: NICOMEDIA [after 116], CONSTANTIUS II, UNLISTED ISSUE, BUST TYPE B4 NICOMEDIA [after 116], CONSTANTIUS II, UNLISTED ISSUE, BUST TYPE E7 l.

NOTES

AV fraction. Weight 1.67 g (1½ scripula). Sold on Spink auction in April 2000 for $6,213; sold on Numismatica Ars Classica auction in December 2002 for $4,757. See also bigger picture from Numismatische Bilddatenbank Eichstätt.