7-2659

RIC VII, LYONS 170, CRISPUS, OBVERSE LEGEND VARIETY, ENGRAVER'S ERROR [IRREGULAR COIN]

  

OBVERSE

C-RISPVSNOBCES [CRISPVS NOB CES (sic!)]; bust l., laur., cuir. with spear pointing forward, shield on l. arm.

REVERSE

BEATATRA[N]-QVILLITAS [BEATA TRANQVILLITAS]; globe set on altar inscribed VO/TIS/XX in three lines; above, three stars. C in left field, R in right field. PLG in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

OBVERSE LEGEND VARIETY, ENGRAVER'S ERROR. Specimen similar to LYONS 170 except for ...CES in obv. legend instead of ...CAES. Apparently an engraver'a error. But note also somehow crude style. Coin should be regarded as an ancient imitation.

NOTES

Weight 2.51 g; diameter 17 mm. From eBay, May 2018.


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski