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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;seth77, post: 2211901, member: 56653&quot;]Understated rarities are my favorite coins, perhaps because discovering uncommon issues in otherwise mundane series is such a great reward for my compulsive attraction towards late romans.</p><p>This coin at first glance is as common as 320s Ticinum votives get. But at a closer look:</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="5"><b> CRISPUS AE3 19mm 2.93g Follis/Nummus (VF, fully silvered)</b></font></p><p><br /></p><p>AV: CRISPVS NOB CAES; laureate, cuirassed, spear pointing forwards, shield on left arm bust l.</p><p><br /></p><p>REV: DOMINOR·NOSTROR·CAESS; VOT / · / X / crescent inside wreath.</p><p><br /></p><p>EXE: ST, Ticinum mint.</p><p><br /></p><p>REF: RIC VII Ticinum 171, <b>rated R4 (rare) 322-325AD.</b></p><p><br /></p><p><b>The bust type is, I think, very rare for this series, besides this one, I have only seen 2 others. Also of interest here is the nice, uniform silvering which has toned almost like a silver rather than silvered coin.</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>[ATTACH=full]432228[/ATTACH] </b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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