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A billon antoninianus of the emperor Probus with a reverse showing 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: IMP C PROBVS AVG
Radiate and cuirassed bust left, wearing imperial mantle, holding eagle-tipped sceptre in right hand. (RIC bust type H)
Reverse: MART-I PACIF
Mars striding left, shield and spear held behind, olive branch held high in right hand.
Field Marks: I in left field
Exergue: QXXI
Provenance: Ancient Worlds (Vcoins), May 2005
Ref: RCV (2005) —; RIC V 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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