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PROBUS RIC 884 VAR. E1 BUST VIR 2 OFFICINA 4 PERPETVO IMP C PROBO AVG
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OBVERSE: PERPETVO IMP C PROBO AVG
REVERSE: VIRTVS PROBI AVG (VIR-2)
BUST TYPE: E1 = Radiate, cuirassed and helmeted bust left, holding shield and spear
FIELD / EXERGUE MARKS: -/-//KAΔ
WEIGHT 3.82g / DIAMETER: 24mm
RIC 884 VAR. (KAΔ MINTMARK UNLISTED)
COLLECTION NO. 1223
Note: scarcer variety of the VIRTVS PROBI AVG legend where the enemy's legs are stretched (instead of knealing, as usual) and there is no exergual line (VIR-2 in Ph. Gysen's classification).
The only specimen of this type known to me.
See also my coin no. 1455 with the same obverse legend, officina and bust but with the VIR-1 variant of the Virtvs Probi Avg reverse.
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