Description: Crispus as Caesar (317 - 326 AD). AE3, Rome mint 317-318 AD. CRISPVS NOBIL CAES; laureate and cuirassed bust to right / PRINCIPIA IVVENTVTIS; Crispus standing, to right, in military dress, holding spear and shield, wreath in left field;

Diameter: AE21 mm

Weight: 2,78 g

Grade: VF/VF

Attribution: RIC VII 102

Commentary: rare; chocolate brown patina, sharp detail, some area of flat strike

History: Crispus was a very able general and contributed greatly to the defeat of Licinius, strengthening his position as a preferred successor of his father.

Article Number: 011-07-06-44149