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Crispus, Caesar, 1 March 317 - 326 A.D.

Flavius Julius Crispus was the son of Constantine I by his first wife. A brilliant soldier, Crispus was well loved by all until 326 A.D., when Constantine had him executed. It is said that Fausta, Crispus stepmother, anxious to secure the succession for her own sons falsely accused Crispus of raping her. Constantine, learning of Fausta's treachery, had her executed too.

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In 326, Constantine ordered the execution of his son, Crispus Caesar. Constantine's second wife and Crispus' stepmother, Fausta, accused Crispus of attempting to seduce her. After learning Fausta lied to eliminate Crispus as a rival to her own sons, Constantine had Fausta suffocated in a hot bath.
SL113479. Billon centenionalis, RIC VII Ticinum p. 381, 170 (R1); LRBC I 482; SRCV V 16785; Cohen VII 67; Hunter V -, NGC VF, strike 5/5, surface 1/5 (2775400-001), weight 2.77 g, maximum diameter 18 mm, die axis 180o, 1st officina, Ticinum (Pavia, Italy) mint, 324 - 325 A.D.; obverse CRISPVS NOB CAES, laureate and cuirassed bust right; reverse DOMINOR NOSTROR CAESS (our two lord princes), VOT / X in two lines, crescent below X, all within wreath, tied at the bottom and decorated with a jewel at the top, PT in exergue; from a Virginia Collector; NGC| Lookup; $130.00 (€122.20)
 


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In 320, Crispus, the eldest son of Constantine I, led a victorious campaign against the Franks, assuring twenty years of peace along the Rhine frontier. He established his residence in Augusta Treverorum (modern Trier), the capital of Germania.
RL113301. Billon centenionalis, RIC VII Thessalonica p. 512, 121; SRCV IV 16774; Cohen VII 47; Hunter V 69, VF, dark patina, weight 2.827 g, maximum diameter 18.2 mm, die axis 135o, 4th officina, Thessalonica (Salonika, Greece) mint, 320 - 321 A.D.; obverse FL IVL CRISPVS NOB CAES, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust left; reverse CAESARVM NOSTRORVM (our prince), VOT / X in two lines with wreath, wreath tied at the bottom and closed at the top with a star, TSΔVI in exergue; $70.00 (€65.80)
 


|Crispus|, |Crispus,| |Caesar,| |1| |March| |317| |-| |326| |A.D.||centenionalis|
This type with a radiate head is unlisted in RIC VII but p. 379, 135, notes that Alföldi recorded the radiate head in RIN 1921, p. 118; citing a specimen in the Trau Collection with a PT mintmark (first officina), and another in the Gerin Collection with a TT mintmark (third officina). The note goes on to say the radiate bust type should be expected since the other rulers have parallel bust types in the issue, one of which is radiate. We know of eight total specimens of this type, but the Trau Collection coin is the only other first officina example known to Forum.
RL84331. Billon centenionalis, Alföldi RIN 1921, p. 118 (citing the Trau collection); RIC VII Ticinum 134 var. (laureate head, radiate head noted on p. 379), Choice EF, excellent bold and well-centered strike, attractive green patina, a few light marks, weight 2.947 g, maximum diameter 19.1 mm, die axis 0o, 1st officina, Ticinum (Pavia, Italy) mint, 320 A.D.; obverse CRISPVS NOB CAES, radiate head right; reverse DOMINORVM NOSTRORVM CAESS, VOT * V in two lines, the star in center, all within wreath tied at the bottom, PT in exergue; extremely rare; SOLD










OBVERSE| LEGENDS|

CRISPVSCAESAR
CRISPVSNOBCAES
CRISPVSNOBILC
CRISPVSNOBILCAES
CRISPVSNOBILISSCAES
DNCRISPONOBCAES
DNCRISPVSNOBCAESAR
DNFLIVLCRISPVSNOBCAES
FLIVLCRISPVSNOBC
FLIVLCRISPVSNOBCAES
IVLCRISPVSNOBC
IVLCRISPVSNOBCAES


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