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PROBUS RIC 837 VAR. OFFICINA DELTA
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OBVERSE: VIRTVS PROBI AVG
REVERSE: ADVENTVS PROBI AVG
BUST TYPE: E1 = radiate, cuirassed and helmeted bust left, holding spear and shield
FIELD / EXERGUE MARKS: --//Delta
WEIGHT 3.58g / AXIS: 6h / WIDTH 21-22,5 mm
RIC: 837 VAR. (MINTMARK "Delta" UNLISTED)
COLLECTION NO. 1335
NOTE: EMPEROR ON HORSE + SOLDIERS ON SHIELD
THIS COIN IS PART OF AN UNPUBLISHED AND VERY RARE GREEK LETTER EMMISSION WHICH WAS STRUCK SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH PINK'S LATIN LETTER 3rd EMMISSION.
ONLY SECOND EXAMPLE OF THIS TYPE KNOWN TO ME (THE OTHER BEING IN Gianni collection)
Ex Ph. Gysen collection
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