Crispus; AE3 Ticinum; camp gate
150,00 €
Description
Crispus (Caesar 316 – 326 AD). AE3 Ticinum mint 325-326 AD. IVL CRISPVS NOB C;, laureate head right / PROVIDENTIAE CAES; camp gate with six layers, two turrets and star between them; •PT• in ex.
Specifications
| Diameter [mm]: | AE15 |
| Weight [g]: | 1,44 |
| Grade: | gF/gF |
| Attribution: | not in known references; cf. RIC VII Ticinum 206 |
| Commentary: | very rare, probably unique; dark grey patina |
Historical Context
Four years bevor his execution Crispus married a woman named Helena who bore him a son - no reports regarding their fate survived but we can assume that at least Crispus' son was not spared either by his grandfather in 326 AD or by his uncles eleven years later.





