Roman Follis Coins

Inv. No.: c174
Provenance: London
Date: A.D. 321.
Weight: 3.08g
 
Obv.: Crispus, helmeted, cuirassed.
CRISPVS NOBIL.C.

Rev.: Globe on raised, square, memorial stone (cippus), inscribed VOTIS XX: three stars above.
BEATA TRANQVILLITAS
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Crispus was the eldest of the sons of Constantine the Great. The reverse legend is common on the coins of Constantine family: the tranquil state of the Empire is ascribed to his government. Constantine, however, in a rash and cruel order, had Crispus killed in 326 on a false charge brought by his mother-in-law Fausta, whose advances he is said to have repelled.

Comparanda:
RIC, vol. 7, p. 110, 211.