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LOT 3246
Probus BI Antoninianus. AD 276-282.
Cyzicus mint; struck AD 280. 2nd officina. IMP C M AVR PROBVS P F AVG, radiate and mantled bust to left, holding eagle-tipped sceptre / SOLI INVICTO, Sol standing facing in spread quadriga, head to left, holding whip and reins, and raising hand; C M below, XXIS in exergue. RIC V.2 911; probuscoins.fr 4198. Near Extremely Fine. Silvering almost fully intact.(4.68gr, 23mm, 12h). [No Reserve]
Provenance
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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