PROBUS CLEMENTIA TEMP 1st EMMISSION 6th OFFICINA

OBVERSE: IMP C M AVR PROBVS P F AVG
REVERSE: CLEMENTIA TEMP
BUST TYPE: A2 = Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from rear
FIELD / EXERGUE MARKS: ζ//KA
EMMISSION: 1
MINT: 4th, unspecified oriental mint
RIC 920 (ANTIOCHIA)
COLLECTION NO. 1013

Attribution of this coin to the 4th unspecified oriental mint instead of Antiochia (as in RIC V.II) is based on the article by S. Estiot, "L’Empereur et l’usurpateur: un 4e atelier oriental sous Probus"; Studies in ancient coinage in honor of Anndrew Burnett, Spink, London, 2015.

Only 13 specimens of this type are cited in the above article.

Provenance: Jesus Vico Mail Auction 148 lot 3096 = ex Giovanni Dattari collection

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