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Coin Type: Billon antoninianus of Probus, 276-282 CE Mint and Date: Ticinum, officina 5; 9th emission, 281 CE. Size and Weight: 22mm x 20mm, 2.9g Obverse: VIRTVS PR-OBI AVG Radiate, helmeted and cuirassed bust left, spear over right shoulder, shield held in front of left shoulder. (RIC bust type G) Reverse: PAX AVG Pax standing left, long transverse sceptre in left hand, branch raised to head height in right hand. Field Marks: T in left field Exergue: VXXI Ref: RCV (2005) —; RIC V 517 Provenance: diggetal1947 (eBay), October 2002 BW Ref: 023 028 028 |
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Note: The T in the left field of the reverse forms part of the signum EQVITI, Ticinum third series. |
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