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Nummus - Crispus as Caesar Helmeted, shield in right hand, spear forward in left hand, CRISPVS NOBIL C, BEATA TRANQLITAS, F-B, PLON, Londinium
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint, Londinium |
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| Year | 322-323 |
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| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
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| Obverse description | Helmeted, cuirassed bust of Crispus as Caesar facing left, depicted in military dress with a shield held in the right hand and a spear thrust forward in the left. The effigy presents Crispus in the manner of a commanding military figure, consistent with his rank as Caesar under his father Constantine I. The encircling Latin legend identifies the subject by name and title, reading from the obverse field in the conventional arrangement of the period. |
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| Reverse description | A globe resting atop a inscribed altar, above which three stars are arranged across the field; the composition is a symbolic representation of the Beata Tranquillitas ('Blessed Tranquility') votive type issued under Constantine I. The letters VOT / IS / XX appear on the face of the altar, recording votive prayers for the twentieth anniversary of the reign. Officina and mintmark letters are distributed across the reverse field, with the mintmark PLON appearing in the exergue, identifying the issue as a product of the Londinium mint. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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