Nummus

Roman Empire

Metal: Bronze.

Issuing entity: Rome. Crispo (Caesar).

Mint: Ticinum (Pavia, Italy).

Date: 317-318 AD

Obverse:

Laureate and cuirassed bust right. Legend: IVL CRISPVS NOB CAES.

Reverse:

Prince in military dress standing left, holding inverted spear in left hand and right hand resting on shield. A chlamys falls from his left shoulder. Legend: PRINCIPIA IV - VENTVTIS. Mint mark: P/PT.

Weight: 2.55 gr. - Diameter: 20 mm. - Axes: 6 h.

Described in: RIC VII 74.

Published in: Ramón Sánchez, J.J., García Barrachina, A., Verdú Parra, E., Bayo Fuentes, S., 2010: "Catálogo. Antigüedad", in Ramón Sánchez, J.J. (ed.), Monedas. Todas las caras de la Historia. Numismatic collections of the MARQ, Alicante, p. 121.

Monetary Inventory Number: 216.

Purchase. Isidro Albert Collection.