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<p>[QUOTE="Tejas, post: 5280920, member: 84905"]I bought this coin recently. It is a follis of Crispus of the mint of Nicomedia. Its nothing rare, but I liked the bust type a lot. It looks almost as if the die sinker has taken special care with this bust and I wonder if there is any evidence that this might be a "special" bust like all those special busts, with spears and shields, or horse heads. In any case, this is probably one of the biggest busts of Crispus around.</p><p><br /></p><p>I would be interested to see other, particularly nice and appealing busts of Crispus, Constantine I and II, Constantius II and Dematius.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1221108[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Tejas, post: 5280920, member: 84905"]I bought this coin recently. It is a follis of Crispus of the mint of Nicomedia. Its nothing rare, but I liked the bust type a lot. It looks almost as if the die sinker has taken special care with this bust and I wonder if there is any evidence that this might be a "special" bust like all those special busts, with spears and shields, or horse heads. In any case, this is probably one of the biggest busts of Crispus around. I would be interested to see other, particularly nice and appealing busts of Crispus, Constantine I and II, Constantius II and Dematius. [ATTACH=full]1221108[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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