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PROBUS BASTIEN SUPPLEMENT II 372β
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OBVERSE: IMP C PROBVS AVG
REVERSE: TEMPOR FELICIT
BUST TYPE: H3 = Radiate bust left in consular robe with right hand raised
FIELD / EXERGUE MARKS: -/B//-
WEIGHT 3.63g / AXIS 12h / DIAMETER: 20-23 mm
MINT: Lugdunum
RIC: 130 VAR. (UNLISTED WITH H3 BUST)
BASTIEN: (-) / BASTIEN SUPPLEMENT II 372β (this example)
COLLECTION NO: 1282
NOTE: extremely rare and desirable bust type!
Only the second known specimen in the world! (the other being in M. Vosper's collection - see coin no. 493 on probuscoins.fr)
Provenance: Paul Francis Jacquier Auction 45 lot 1383 = ex Ph. Gysen collection = Italo Vecchi, London Auktion 7 (1997), lot 1009
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