Nummus - Crispus PROVIDENTIAE CAESS, Heraclea

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IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year317
TypeStandard circulation coin
ValueNummus (1⁄7200)
CurrencySolidus, Reform of Constantine (AD 310/324 – 395)
CompositionBronze
Weight2.99 g
Dimensions18 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC VII#18, OCRE#ric.7.her.18
Obverse descriptionBust of Crispus to left, laureate, draped, cuirassed, holding sceptre in left hand and mappa in right hand.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringD N FL IVL CRISPVS NOB CAES
(Translation: Dominus Noster Flavius Iulius Crispus Nobilissimus Caesar Our lord Flavius Julius Crispus most noble Caesar)
Reverse descriptionCamp gate without doors, with three turrets above.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringPROVIDENTIAE CAESS
(Translation: Providentiae Caesarum. To the foresight of the Caesars.)
Edge
MintMHT
Heraclea, modern-day Marmara
Ereğli, Turkey
MintageND (317) MHTΓ - 3rd officina -
Catalog ID5856455530
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