Crispus — Nummus, CLARITAS REIPVBLICAE, Trier

Struck at Trier in AD 317, the year Constantine raised his eldest son Crispus to the rank of Caesar. The young prince would command the Rhine armies from this city within a few years and win real victories over the Franks and Alamanni. A sharp example with an unusually complete portrait.

The reverse reads CLARITAS REIPVBLICAE, the splendor of the state. Sol stands left, right hand raised, globe in the left, with T and F in the fields and BTR in the exergue for the second officina at Trier. Struck under Constantine I.

Attribution: RIC VII Trier 151

Mint: Trier (BTR)

Weight: 3.14 g

Diameter: 20 mm

Catalogued in the NumisLens cabinet — NL-JSP1M-W6Q3Y