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Probus Mars Coin Type: Billon antoninianus of Probus, 276-282 CE
Mint and Date: Ticinum, officina 4, 9th emission; 281 CE
Size and Weight: 22mm, 3.5g
Obverse: Radiate and cuirassed bust left, wearing imperial mantle, holding eagle-tipped sceptre in right hand. (Bust type H)
IMP C PROBVS AVG (Legend type 5)
Reverse: Mars striding left, shield and spear held behind, olive branch held high in right hand.
MART - I PACIF
Field Marks: I in l. field
Exergue: QXXI
Provenance: Ancient Worlds (Vcoins), May 2005
Ref: RIC V part II, 508
BW Ref: 012 028 040
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Note: The I in the left field of the reverse forms part of the signum EQVITI, Ticinum third series.
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