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PROBUS CLEMENTIA TEMP 3rd EMMISSION 5th OFFICINA
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OBVERSE: IMP C M AVR PROBVS P F AVG
REVERSE: CLEMENTIA TEMP
BUST TYPE: A2 = Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from rear
FIELD / EXERGUE MARKS: E•//XXI
EMMISSION: 3
WEIGHT 3.57g / AXIS: 12h / WIDTH 20,5mm
MINT: 4th, unspecified oriental mint
RIC 922
COLLECTION NO. 448
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.
Provenance: EBAY auction / SOLIDUS-NUMISMATIK / 391434588934 of 2016-04-25
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