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PROBUS RESTITVT ORBIS 4th EMMISSION 1st OFFICINA 
OBVERSE: IMP C M AVR PROBVS P F AVG
REVERSE: RESTITVT ORBIS
BUST TYPE: A2 = Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from rear
FIELD / EXERGUE MARKS: A•//XXI
EMMISSION: 4
WEIGHT: 4,19 / AXIS:12h / DIAMETER: 21,5mm
MINT: 4th, unspecified oriental mint
RIC 925 (ANTIOCHIA)
COLLECTION NO. 1245

Attribution of this coin to the 4th unspecified oriental mint instead of Antiochia (as in RIC V.II) is based on the article by S. Estiot, "L’Empereur et l’usurpateur: un 4e atelier oriental sous Probus"; Studies in ancient coinage in honor of Anndrew Burnett, Spink, London, 2015.

Only 1 specimen of this type is cited in the above article. Apparently only the second known specimen (with dot after A)!

Provenance: EBAY auction / MONETA_AT / 312125409064 of 2018-05-14

Keywords: PROBUS

PROBUS RESTITVT ORBIS 4th EMMISSION 1st OFFICINA

OBVERSE: IMP C M AVR PROBVS P F AVG
REVERSE: RESTITVT ORBIS
BUST TYPE: A2 = Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from rear
FIELD / EXERGUE MARKS: A•//XXI
EMMISSION: 4
WEIGHT: 4,19 / AXIS:12h / DIAMETER: 21,5mm
MINT: 4th, unspecified oriental mint
RIC 925 (ANTIOCHIA)
COLLECTION NO. 1245

Attribution of this coin to the 4th unspecified oriental mint instead of Antiochia (as in RIC V.II) is based on the article by S. Estiot, "L’Empereur et l’usurpateur: un 4e atelier oriental sous Probus"; Studies in ancient coinage in honor of Anndrew Burnett, Spink, London, 2015.

Only 1 specimen of this type is cited in the above article. Apparently only the second known specimen (with dot after A)!

Provenance: EBAY auction / MONETA_AT / 312125409064 of 2018-05-14

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Album name:Barnaba6 / Probus - 4th unspecified oriental mint
Keywords:PROBUS
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