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ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art

Coin of Crispus

Place CreatedNicomedia, Turkey, Asia

CultureRoman

PeriodImperial, reign of Constantine I

Date317-320 CE

MediumCopper alloy

Credit LineGift of Dr. Herbert Benario

Dimensions11/16 in., 0.1 oz (1.8 cm, 2.9 g)

Object number1980.030.080

Label TextObverse: D N FL IVL CRISPVS NOB CAES, with laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Crispus to right

Reverse: PROVIDENTIAE CAESS, with nude figure of Jupiter, chlamys draped across left shoulder, standing left, holding Victory on globe in right hand and leaning on scepter with left hand

Mint Mark: SMN, with palm branch in reverse left field, • over S in right field (Nicomedia)

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

Status

Not on view

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