Details
LOT 3247
Probus BI Antoninianus. AD 276-282.
Serdica mint; struck AD 280-281. 3rd officina. IMP C M AVR PROBVS P AVG, radiate, helmeted and cuirassed bust to left, holding spear and shield / VIRTVS PROBI AVG, Probus on horseback to left, raising his right hand and holding sceptre with left, bound captive before to left; KA•Γ• in exergue. RIC V.2 888; probuscoins.fr 3295. Near Extremely Fine. Silvering nearly fully intact.(3.92gr, 23mm, 7h). [No Reserve]
Provenance
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman;
Acquired from Monk of Croydon, Holiday Inn Coin Fair, 7 November 2009, old collector's ticket included.
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