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ALFOLDI 027.055 
OBVERSE: IMP C M AVR PROBVS P AVG
REVERSE: CONSERVAT AVG
BUST TYPE: E2 VAR. = Radiate, helmeted, heroically nude bust left, holding spear and (long and decorated) shield, seen from rear
FIELD / EXERGUE MARKS: -/-//XXIS
WEIGHT 4.16 / AXIS: 6h / DIAMETER: 22-23 mm
MINT: Siscia
RIC 672
ALFOLDI 027.055 (1 ex. cited in La Venera Hoard)
COLLECTION NO. 1323

Spectacular, extremely rare and desirable bust type!!! Beautifully decorated shield with emperor on horse spearing enemy!

Only the 5th example of this type known to me (1 ex. In La venera hoard cited by alfoldi; 1 ex. In S. Luethi collection; 1 ex. in M. Vosper collection and Gorny & Mosch Auktion 113, 18 October 2001) 

Provenance: Paul Francis Jacquier auction 45 lot 1577 = ex Ph. Gysen collection 
Keywords: probus

ALFOLDI 027.055

OBVERSE: IMP C M AVR PROBVS P AVG
REVERSE: CONSERVAT AVG
BUST TYPE: E2 VAR. = Radiate, helmeted, heroically nude bust left, holding spear and (long and decorated) shield, seen from rear
FIELD / EXERGUE MARKS: -/-//XXIS
WEIGHT 4.16 / AXIS: 6h / DIAMETER: 22-23 mm
MINT: Siscia
RIC 672
ALFOLDI 027.055 (1 ex. cited in La Venera Hoard)
COLLECTION NO. 1323

Spectacular, extremely rare and desirable bust type!!! Beautifully decorated shield with emperor on horse spearing enemy!

Only the 5th example of this type known to me (1 ex. In La venera hoard cited by alfoldi; 1 ex. In S. Luethi collection; 1 ex. in M. Vosper collection and Gorny & Mosch Auktion 113, 18 October 2001)

Provenance: Paul Francis Jacquier auction 45 lot 1577 = ex Ph. Gysen collection

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Album name:Barnaba6 / Probus - Siscia
Keywords:probus
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Date added:Nov 18, 2018
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