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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Curtis, post: 8499817, member: 26430&quot;]Congratulations on your find at ANA! I&#039;ve always liked the coins of Crispus for some reason but I&#039;m not quite sure why.</p><p>Here&#039;s my most recent Crispus:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i0.wp.com/conservatoricoins.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Crispus-Captives-AE3-Follis-London-Cloke-Toone-Plate-Dimarzio-CT-Colls.jpg?resize=1024%2C484&amp;ssl=1" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Cripus Silvered AE Follis</b> (19.5mm, 3.14g, 6h) from London, c. 320 CE.</p><p><b>Obv</b>: CRISPVS NOBIL C. Helmeted cuirassed bust right.</p><p><b>Rev</b>: VIRTVS EXERCIT. Captives &amp; vexillum, VOT XX. Ex: PLON.</p><p><b>Ref</b>: RIC 188; Cloke &amp; Toone Plate Coin (C &amp; T 9.02.016)<i>;</i></p><p><b>Prov</b>: 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</p><p><br /></p><p><i><b><br /></b></i></p><p><i><b>A couple others:</b></i></p><p><br /></p><p>A common type (VICT LAETAE PRINCP PERP), but a rare variant (S on altar, •ΓSIS• in exergue). Unfortunately, as happens with &quot;common rare coins,&quot; I&#039;m not sure if anyone cares much about the controls.</p><p><br /></p><p>[<i><b><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">Edited; see Victor&#039;s helpful comment below with more examples and clarification of the altar markings</font></font></b></i>]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1503697[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Crispus AE Follis</b> (3.2g, 20mm), Siscia, 3rd <i>officina</i>, 320 CE.</p><p><b>Obv</b>: IVL CRISPVS NOB C. Large bust facing right, laureate, draped &amp; cuirassed with a single pellet on shoulder.</p><p><b>Rev</b>: VICT LAETAE PRINC PERP. Two Victories holding shield inscribed VOT / PR on cippus or altar decorated with an S. Exergue: •ΓSIS•.</p><p><b>Ref</b>: 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.</p><p><b>Prov</b>: Ex-Ancient &amp; Medieval Coins Canada Auction 2 (9 Nov 2019), Lot 517 (part of 17).</p><p><b>Notes</b>: Considered rare (R4) with any <i>officina</i> mark by RIC VII. The vast majority of examples are from the first <i>officina </i>(ASIS). The 3rd <i>officina </i>(ΓSIS), however, is extremely rare for this issue. For RIC 87, one example in the ANS collection with &quot;S&quot; altar / exergue •ΓSIS• (1944.100.7721). I couldn&#039;t find any in ACSearch or OCRE with IVL CRISPVS NOB C (regardless of legend break) &quot;S&quot; / •ΓSIS•.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1503698[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1503699[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1503700[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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