R23341 Crispus

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Ruler:

Crispus Caesar

Reigned:

317 - 326 AD

Denomination:

Billon Cententionalis

Mint:

London

Date of Issue:

323-4 AD

Obverse:

Laureate bust right. "IVL . CRISPUS . NOB . C"

Reverse:

Laurel wreath around "VOT. X" in two lines. "CAESARVM NOSTRORVM"

Mint marks:


PLON (crescent)

Reference:

RIC VII 291, RCVM 23341

Weight:

3.5 gms

Nominal Weight:

3.2 gms

Diameter:

19.9 mm

Comment:

From the Durrington Hoard
In 1993 a detectorist discovered two hoards of bronze coins on land in Durrington in Wiltshire. The first was hidden in a cloth sack around 318 A.D. and the second in a pot around 328 A.D. The majority of the pieces were from London and Trier.

CRISPUS (Gaius Flavius Julius)

Crispus was born c. 300, the son of Constantine I and Minervina.

Crispus was active in helping his father in his wars against Licinius. The outcome was a treaty signed at Serdica on 1st March 317, in which Crispus and his brother, Flavius Claudius Constantinus (Constantine II), were proclaimed Caesars.

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