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PROBUS MPR 097 GORGONEION ON SHIELD
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OBVERSE: VIRTVS PROBI AVG
REVERSE: ROMAE AETERNAE
BUST TYPE: E1 = radiate, cuirassed and helmeted bust left, holding spear and shield
FIELD / EXERGUE MARKS: -/-//R
WEIGHT 2.85g / AXIS: 5h / DIAMETER: 21-24mm
RIC: 196
J.GUILLEMAIN, MONETAZIONE DI PROBO A ROMA (276-282 d.C.), 2009: 097 (only 1 ex. cited!)
COLLECTION NO. 1135
NOTE: shield decorated with Gorgoneion (this type of decoration is extremely rare and desirable for Probus coins from Rome)
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