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PROBUS RIC 376 VAR. VOTIS X ET XX ON SHIELD
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OBVERSE: VIRTVS PROBI AVG
REVERSE: ERCVLI PACIF[ERO]
BUST TYPE: F1 = radiate, cuirassed bust left, holding spear and shield (VOTIS X ET XX inscription on shield)
FIELD / EXERGUE MARKS: -/-//SXXT
WEIGHT 3.66g / AXIS: 12h / DIAMETER: 21-22mm
RIC: 376 VAR. (UNLISTED WITH VOTIS X ET XX ON SHIELD)
COLLECTION NO. 1288
NOTE: Extremely rare and desirable shield decoration in the form of the VOTIS X ET XX inscription
Ex Ph. Gysen collection = Ex Spink, NumCirc 99/4 (1991.), 2660
Only 4th specimen of this type known to me (the other being EBAY / NUMISMATIKLANZ 2016-05-20; GLOUCESTER HOARD NO. 1252; Numismatica Ars Classica 92/665)
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