Lot no. 257
ROMAN EMPIRE - NOVEL
Crispus, Caesar (317-326). Solidus ND (320), Aquileia.
Av FL IVL CRI - SPVS NOB C. Bust laureate, draped and cuirassed left, holding a globe surmounted by a small victory holding a crown with the right hand and the mappa with the left hand.
Rv. PRINCIPI - IV - VENTVTIS / AQ. The Emperor in military garb, standing left, head back, holding a legionary ensign in his right hand and a sceptre in his left.
RIC - - Dep - - Paolucci 282 (= NAC 25 n° 594) ; Gold - 4,35 g - 19 mm - 12 h
NGC Ch XF 5/5 3/5 slight bend (8521512-003).
This unpublished type appeared in a 2003 NAC 25 sale ("Unique"), then a Roma Numismatics XIII, 2017 no. 930 ("second known") and finally our specimen which is the 3rd known specimen. Beautiful mint with slight wear on the high relief. Barely veiled blank. Beautiful golden patina. Superb.
* Following Council Directive (EU) 2022/542 of April 5, 2022, implemented in national law from 01/01/2025, buyers from within the EU have to pay 5.5% VAT on the hammer price of this lot.
* Following Council Directive (EU) 2022/542 of April 5, 2022, implemented in national law from 01/01/2025, buyers from within the EU have to pay 5.5% VAT on the hammer price of this lot.
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