Crispus, Caesar, 316-326. Follis (Bronze, 19 mm, 1.77 g, 12 h), Antiochia, July 326. Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Crispus to left. Rev. CRISPVS / CAESAR / SMANTB in four lines; above, star; below, pellet. RIC 58 (unrecorded officina). Very rare. Traces of overstriking on the reverse, otherwise, good very fine.


This is a so-called 'Kraay overstrike', where the mint workers were using two different reverse dies alternately and rapidly at the same anvil, accidentally striking the reverse twice in succession with differing dies.