Crispus, Caesar, 316-326. Follis (Bronze, 21 mm, 3.86 g, 7 h), Arelate, 318. CRISPVS NOB CAES Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Crispus to right. Rev. PRINCIPIA I-VVENTVTIS / Q(star-in-crescent)A Mars standing front, head to left, holding inverted spear in his left hand and placing his right on shield set on ground. RIC 162. Rare. Very fine.


From an old Swiss collection, formed in the 1970s, and from the collection of Dr. F. Sternberg, Sternberg I, 30 November-1 December 1973, 513 (part of), (with original ticket).