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A billon antoninianus of the emperor Probus with a reverse showing a facing 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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