Ancient: Crispus

I know a lot of coins were cranked out at Siscia, but many of the coins struck there are very nice in detail. Yours is no different Scotts

 

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Scotts1's coin is special to me because of the IVN in the obverse legend. This was usually reserved for cases where there was a senior ruler with the same name but there was only one Crispus and this is an unusual usage I would like to have in my collection.

 

You're right - it is different! Does anyone know if that would affect the value of the coin?

 

I wouldn't think so, except perhaps to a specialty collector like Doug.

 

I agree. The condition of the coin has a lot more relevance to the price than a minor legend variation that only strange people would appreciate. I might pay several hundred for a coin of Crispus with IVN clearly in the legend but what we all missed here is that the coin has a hard enough to read legend that we accepted the tag saying Crispus without looking at the coin which actually reads LICINIVS IVN NOB C. That makes it a lower grade example of Licinius II whose coins are less in demand than just about anyone's. I am horridly embarrassed that I let this one slip by the first time but this old fool regularly slips up and assumes incorrectly.

 

Well, that's disappointing, but at least I know what it really is now. I didn't make that tag, it came from a dealer at a coin show who probably just got it confused. They do look very similar. Thanks for your help!

 

Heres on of mine.

 

The OP's coin is razor sharp & silvered. Before seeing the OP coin, I thought that my example was pretty sharp.
CRISPUS Caesar
317-326 AD
(Son of Constantine)
AE3 (19 mm diameter)
Siscia mint. Similar to Sear #3918
Obv: IVL CRISPVS NOB C Laureate head facing right
Rev: CAESARVM NOSTRORVM Laurel wreath around (VOT - X), HSIS in exergue.

 

Usually I am not really a fan of silvering on a lot of the coins but in this case I find it quite attractive. What a beautifully struck coin.

When reading I had a preconceived notion of what a 'sunburst' was and I had to go and look it up. To me a sunburst is synonymous with solar flare. The first thing that came to mind wasn't a sun with the rays coming out as was pointed out to me by google.