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PROBUS MPR 178
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OBVERSE: VIRTVS PROBI AVG
REVERSE: VIRTVS AVG (Virtvs walking right, holding tropaion)
BUST TYPE: E1 = Radiate, cuirassed and helmeted bust left, holding spear and shield (decorated with Gorgoneion)
FIELD / EXERGUE MARKS: -/-//Rζ
WEIGHT 3.66g / AXIS: 6h / DIAMETER: 21-23mm
MINT: Roma
RIC: 226 var.
MPR: 178 (2 ex. only listed)
COLLECTION NO. 1466
Note: rare and desirable reverse type (for Rome) in combination with a military bust with Gorgoneion on shield!
Provenance: ex Ph. Gysen collection
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