Details
LOT 3048
Probus BI Antoninianus. AD 276-282.
Lugdunum mint; struck AD 277. IMP C PROBVS • P • F • AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / MARS VICTOR, Mars advancing to right, holding spear and trophy; III in exergue. RIC V.2 38; probuscoins.fr 159; Bastien 194. Good Very Fine. Rare.(4.12gr, 23mm, 6h.).
Provenance
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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