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Coin Type: Billon antoninianus of Probus, 276-282 CE Mint and Date: Rome, officina 2; 2nd emission, 277 CE. Size and Weight: 22mm x 20mm, 3.9g Obverse: IMP C M AVR PROBVS P AVG Radiate bust left wearing consular robes, carrying an eagle-tipped sceptre in right hand. (RIC bust type H) Reverse: SOLI INVICTO Sol facing, in spread quadriga, holding globe and whip in left hand and raising right palm. Exergue: R B Provenance: Mediterranean Coins (VAuctions), June 2005 Ref: RCV (2005) —; RIC V 204 var. BW Ref: 020 028 028 |
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Note 1: The reverse legend shown in RIC ends P F AVG, not P AVG as on this coin. Note 2: This coin is listed on WildWinds under Probus, RIC 204v. |
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