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PROBUS RIC 861 VAR. H2 BUST NO MINTMARKS
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OBVERSE: IMP C M AVR PROBVS P F AVG
REVERSE: SOLI INVICTO
BUST TYPE: H2 = Radiate bust left in consular robe, holding eagle-tipped sceptre (scipio)
FIELD / EXERGUE MARKS: -/-//-
WEIGHT: 4.04g / AXIS: 12h / DIAMETER: 21-22 mm
RIC 861 VAR. (unlisted with no mintmarks)
COLLECTION NO. 1544
Note: Adventvs Probi Avg and Soli Invicto series without any mintmarks are rare and desirable. They were struck in Cyzicus, Serdica, Siscia, Rome and Lugdunum and were distributed as part of the imperial donativa during the Emperor's Adventvs (visit) to these cities. Attribution of these coins to a particular mint - due to lack of any mintmarks - is done on the basis of careful analysis of their style.
Provenance: ex Gianni collection = ex 16.112014 - Gitbud & Naumann eBay auction
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