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PROBUS RIC 548 VAR. F1 bust E in field
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OBVERSE: VIRTVS PROBI AVG
REVERSE: PAX AVG
BUST TYPE: F1 = radiate, cuirassed bust left, holding spear and shield (decorated with two rows of soldiers holding shields)
FIELD / EXERGUE MARKS: E/-//-
WEIGHT 3.04g / AXIS: 6h / DIAMETER: 20-23mm
MINT: Ticinum
RIC: 548 VAR. (UNLISTED WITH e IN LEFT FIELD)
COLLECTION NO. 1531
This coin is part of the scarce first phase of Ticinum’s 6th emission (according to Pink’s emission classification) with greek numerals of officinae not accompanied by the XXI monetary reform mark. In the much more common and abundant second phase of 6th emission the greek numerals were followed by the XXI mark in the exergue.
Provenance: ex Philippe Gysen collection
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