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PROBUS BASTIEN SUPPLEMENT II 371α UNICUM !!!
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OBVERSE: IMP C PROBVS P F AVG
REVERSE: FELICIT TEMP
BUST TYPE: H6 = Radiate bust left in consular robe, holding victoriola
FIELD / EXERGUE MARKS: retrograde B/-//-
WEIGHT 3.18g / AXIS 12h / DIAMETER: 20-21 mm
MINT: Lugdunum
RIC: 117 var. (unlisted with h6 bust and b retrograde mintmark)
BASTIEN: (-) Bastien Suppl. II 371α (this example)
COLLECTION NO: 1281
NOTE: very rare and desirable bust type, especially for Lugudnunum's 9th emmission in combination with an atypical reverse depicting a figure typical for the TEMPOR FELICIT reverse but with a FELICIT TEMP obverse legend.
Unicum!
Provenance: Paul Francis Jacquier Auction 45 lot 1382 = ex Ph. Gysen collection
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