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ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art

Coin of Crispus

Place CreatedAntioch, Syria, Asia

CultureRoman

PeriodImperial, reign of Licinius

Date317-320 CE

MediumCopper alloy

Credit LineGift of Dr. Herbert Benario

Dimensions3/4 in., 0.12 oz (1.9 cm, 3.5 g)

Object number1980.030.077 A

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

Reverse: IOVI CONSERVATORI CAESS, with nude figure of Jupiter standing left, chlamys draped across left shoulder, holding Victory on globe in right hand and sceptre in left hand; captive, wearing Phrygian cap, kneeling to left

Mint Mark: SMANT, with Γ in reverse right field (Antioch)

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

Status

Not on view

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