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Crispus BEATA from Trier with unusual globe on altar
« on: May 01, 2017, 02:13:19 PM »
This Crispus coin has a very unusual globe on the altar. It has a floral design unlike the usual designs. Below are the examples of various globes illustrated in Alten and Zschucke's book on the BEATA coinage from Trier.

Crispus
A.D. 321- 323
18mm   2.2gm
IV-L CRISPVS NOB CAES; laureate, cuirassed, spear pointing forward, shield on left arm.
BEATA TRAN-QVILLITAS, Globe set on altar insc. VO/TIS/XX; above three stars.
In ex. PTR•
RIC VII Trier 418