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ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art

Coin of Crispus

Place CreatedMarmara Ereglisi, Turkey, Europe

CultureRoman

PeriodImperial, reign of Licinius

Date318-320 CE

MediumCopper alloy

Credit LineGift of Dr. Herbert Benario

Dimensions11/16 in., 0.095 oz (1.8 cm, 2.7 g)

Object number1980.030.101

Label TextObverse: D N FL IVL CRISPVS NOB CAES, with laureate and draped bust of Crispus to left, holding scepter and mappa

Reverse: Reverse: PROVIDENTIAE CAESS, with two-turreted camp gate, star above

Mint Mark: SMHΓ (Heraclea), with dot in reverse right field

ProvenanceEx coll. Herbert Benario (1929-2022), Atlanta, Georgia.

Status

Not on view

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