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ALFOLDI 090.006
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OBVERSE: IMP PROBVS INV AVG
REVERSE: VICT PROBI AVG NOSTRI
BUST TYPE: B = Radiate, cuirassed bust right
FIELD / EXERGUE MARKS: -/ζ//XXI
WEIGHT 4.24g / AXIS: 6h / DIAMETER: 21-22,5mm
MINT: Siscia
RIC 794
ALFOLDI 090.006 (2 ex. cited in la Venera Hoard)
COLLECTION NO. 1314
Very rare and desirable reverse type highlighting the close connection of Probus to Siscia ("Nostri" = "our" Emperor), struck only during the second emmission at Siscia.
Provenance: Paul Francis Jacquier auction 45 lot 1522 = ex Ph. Gysen collection = Ex Sternberg auction 25 (1991) lot 434
This is only the 5th specimen of this exact type known to me!
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