Recently I have been looking for a Crispus coin and got this one, Treveri mint, at the ANA fair from the H&B pick bin Crispus was killed by his father Constantine the Great. Interestingly, the bust on this coin has what is known as "Treveri fur" (“Trierer Pelzchen”) and it was only used on coinage of the three sons of Constantine I: Constantin II, Constantius II and Crispus at the Treveri mint two officinas: P and S. However, its meaning hasn’t been determined yet. Æ Follis Gallia, Treveri, 325-326 AD, mint mark -/-/ PTR <crescent> P = Prima, 1st Officina under the authority of Constantine I 2.8 g RIC VII Trier 462 Ob.: FL IVL CRISPVS NOB CAES laureate, draped cuirassed bust left with “Trier Pelzchen" Rv.: PROVIDENTIAE CAESS, camp gate, 2 turrets with dot above, 6 layers, star above, no doors, PTR <crescent> in ex. Please share your Crispus coins or anything you find relevant
Here is a Crispus that I cleaned from a lot of uncleaned. I have some others that I can look up. Crispus, AE reduced follis, Trier. AD 322. IVL CRISPVS NOB CAES, laureate and cuirassed bust left, holding spear over shoulder and shield on left arm. BEATA TRANQVILLITAS, globe on altar inscribed VO-TIS-XX, three stars above. Mintmark PTR dot. TIC VII Trier 347.
How about a CRISPO?! …and some others! Crispus, AE Follis, Lyons. D N CRISPO NOB CAES, Laureate head right VIRTVS EXERCIT, Two captives seated on each side of a standard inscribed VOT XX. C-R across fields, mintmark PLG. RIC VII, Lyons 116. Crispus AE3. AD 317-326. IVL CRISPVS NOB CAES, laureate, cuirassed bust left, holding spear & shield VIRTVS EXERCIT, two captives sitting at the base of a standard inscribed VOT X. S in left field, F over HL in right field. Mintmark epsilon SIS star-in-crescent. RIC VII Siscia 130 var (officina) Crispus, Trier IVL CRISPVS NOB CAES, Laureate, curiassed bust left, spear across right shoulder, shield on left arm. BEATA TRANQVILLITAS, Globe on altar inscribed VOTIS XX, above, three stars. Ref: RIC 347 or 372 Crispus A.D. 323 18x19mm 2.6gm IVL CRISPVS NOB C; laureate, wearing trabea, eagle tipped sceptre in right hand. BEATA TRAN-QVILLITAS; globe set on altar inscribed VO/TIS/XX; above, three stars. In ex. • STR crescent RIC VII Trier 405 Crispus A.D. 324- 325 FL IVL CRISPVS NOB CAES; Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left. PROVIDEN-TIAE CAESS; camp gate with two turrets and star between them, two dots above arch and one dot in arch. in ex. R Q RIC VII Rome 266 Crispus. AE Follis. Aquileia. 321 AD. CRISPVS-NOB CAES, laureate, draped, cuirassed bust right / CAESARVM NOSTRORVM around VOT X within wreath. Mintmark dot AQS dot. RIC VII Aquileia 99.
Congratulations on your find at ANA! I've always liked the coins of Crispus for some reason but I'm not quite sure why. Here's my most recent Crispus: Cripus Silvered AE Follis (19.5mm, 3.14g, 6h) from London, c. 320 CE. Obv: CRISPVS NOBIL C. Helmeted cuirassed bust right. Rev: VIRTVS EXERCIT. Captives & vexillum, VOT XX. Ex: PLON. Ref: RIC 188; Cloke & Toone Plate Coin (C & T 9.02.016); Prov: Ex Paul DiMarzio Londinium Collection (CNG e-Auction 516, Lot 631); ex Toone Collection, acq. from Dei Gratia Coins at York Coin Fair, 15 Jan 2010 A couple others: A common type (VICT LAETAE PRINCP PERP), but a rare variant (S on altar, •ΓSIS• in exergue). Unfortunately, as happens with "common rare coins," I'm not sure if anyone cares much about the controls. [Edited; see Victor's helpful comment below with more examples and clarification of the altar markings] Crispus AE Follis (3.2g, 20mm), Siscia, 3rd officina, 320 CE. Obv: IVL CRISPVS NOB C. Large bust facing right, laureate, draped & cuirassed with a single pellet on shoulder. Rev: VICT LAETAE PRINC PERP. Two Victories holding shield inscribed VOT / PR on cippus or altar decorated with an S. Exergue: •ΓSIS•. Ref: RIC VII Siscia 87-G (R4; considerable majority appear to be officina A); see also RIC 104-G, RIC 97. See also: SRCV IV 16818; Cohen VII 140. Prov: Ex-Ancient & Medieval Coins Canada Auction 2 (9 Nov 2019), Lot 517 (part of 17). Notes: Considered rare (R4) with any officina mark by RIC VII. The vast majority of examples are from the first officina (ASIS). The 3rd officina (ΓSIS), however, is extremely rare for this issue. For RIC 87, one example in the ANS collection with "S" altar / exergue •ΓSIS• (1944.100.7721). I couldn't find any in ACSearch or OCRE with IVL CRISPVS NOB C (regardless of legend break) "S" / •ΓSIS•.
Crispus A.D. 320 19x20mm 2.6g IVL CRISPVS NOB CAES Laureate and cuirassed bust left, spear pointing forward, shield with horseman [leaping over fallen enemy] on left arm. VIRTVS EXERCIT Standard inscribed VOT/X with captive seated on ground on either side, in left field S, in right field F over HL. in ex. ΓSIS ✶ RIC VII Siscia 123 Voetter listed an example with horseman on shield; which RIC footnotes for 123 Crispus A.D. 320 19x20mm 2.6g IVL CRISPVS NOB CAES; Laureate and cuirassed bust left, spear pointing forward, shield with ✶ on left arm. VIRTVS EXERCIT; Standard inscribed VOT/X with captive seated on ground on either side, in left field S, in right field F over HL. in ex. [A]SIS ✶ RIC VII Siscia 123 Star on shield…slight double strike on obverse with a few issues including obverse legend ending with CAESS.
322 AD Obv: CRISPVS NOB CAES, bust r. Rev: CAESARVM NOSTRORVM around wreath containing VOT X Size: 18.95 mm Weight: 2.8 grams
My follis of Crispus, Arles mint. In Arles (I was there last June) the Roman amphitheatre is still in use for bullfights. After all, I had perhaps the same view as the guy who struck this coin, when he came there to watch a venatio... Much later, Vincent Van Gogh came too but he was not interested too much in the show or the building, he watched the audience!
a few more There is an I on altar for off. A and B; and an S on altar for off. gamma, delta, and epsilon.
Oh, thank you much, I'll update my notes! I searched around where I could but never found another clear example. Looks like they may all be different dies as well. Didn't realize the correspondence between altar/officina, that helps me make sense of things.
