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Coin Type: Billon antoninianus of Probus, 276-282 CE Mint and Date: Ticinum, officina 1; 6th emission, 279 CE. Size and Weight: 23mm x 21mm, 4.2g Obverse: IMP C PROBVS P F AVG Radiate, cuirassed bust right, wearing a paludamentum. (RIC bust type F) Reverse: SALVS AVG Salus enthroned left, holding out a patera to feed a snake which rises from an altar. Exergue: AXXI Provenance: Antika Coins (eBay), May 2005 Ref: RCV (2005) —; RIC V 562 BW Ref: 016 028 031 |
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