Live auction - brm_710884 - CRISPUS Follis ou nummus

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Estimate :	120 €
Price :	60 €
Maximum bid :	65 €
End of the sale :	25 April 2023 15:47:19
bidders :	1 bidder

Type : Follis ou nummus

Date: 318

Mint name / Town : Arles

Metal : copper

Diameter : 20 mm

Orientation dies : 12 h.

Weight : 2,94 g.

Rarity : R2

Officine: 4e

Coments on the condition:

Monnaie centrée présentant un très joli buste de Crispus. Patine foncée

Catalogue references :

C.- - RIC.- - F.- - EMA.16 /2-4 - AMA.747 (R2) - AMSC.670 /4, pl. XXV (cet ex.)

Obverse

Obverse legend : CRISPVS NOB CAES.

Obverse description : Buste lauré, drapé et cuirassé de Crispus César à droite, vu de trois quarts en avant (A*).

Obverse translation : "Crispus Nobilissimus Cæsar", (Crispus très noble césar).

Reverse

Reverse legend : PRINCIPIA- IVVENTVTIS/ -|P// Q(CROISSANT ÉTOILÉ)A.

Reverse description : Mars ou Crispus debout de face tourné à gauche, casqué, vêtu militairement, tenant de la main gauche une haste et appuyé de la main droite sur un bouclier.

Reverse translation : “Principia Iuventutis”, (Les principes de la jeunesse).