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PROBUS RIC 476 VAR. AEQVIT SERIES
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OBVERSE: IMP C PROBVS AVG
REVERSE: SECVRIT PERP
BUST TYPE: B = Radiate, cuirassed bust right
FIELD / EXERGUE MARKS: T/-//VIXXI
WEIGHT 3.98g / AXIS: 6h / WIDTH 22mm
RIC 476 VAR. (UNLISTED WITH IMP C PROBVS AVG LEGEND AND B BUST)
COLLECTION NO. 497
This coin is part of the extremely rare and sought-after coded AEQVIT series (issue 7 according to Pink's classification), which is many, many times rarer than the popular EQVITI series (issues 8, 9 and 10 according to Pink's classification).
The code consists of the consecutive letters of the word AEQVIT placed in the left field by the six workshops (officinae) operating at Ticinum under Probus. Each workshop placed only one specific letter assigned to it. This coin - with the letter "T" in the left field (i.e. sixth letter of the code) - was struct by the sixth officina (officina "VI").
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