Details
LOT 3249
Probus BI Antoninianus. AD 276-282.
Cyzicus mint; struck AD 280. IMP C M AVR PROBVS P F AVG, radiate, helmeted and cuirassed bust to left, holding spear on right shoulder and shield decorated with horseman motif / VIRTVS PROBI AVG, emperor riding to left, raising hand and holding sceptre, captive seated to left before; CXXIM in exergue. RIC V.2 913 var. (mintmark); probuscoins.fr 269. Very Fine.(3.46gr, 23mm, 11h). [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired at an UK art market, 28 April 2008.
Property of an Essex, UK, collector;
Collector's tickets included.
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