Details
LOT 3340
Probus BI Antoninianus. AD 276-282.
Rome mint; struck AD 281. 6th officina. IMP PROBVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / ADVENTVS AVG, emperor riding to left, holding sceptre and raising hand in salute; captive seated below to left, R(star)ς in exergue. RIC V.2 157; probuscoins.fr 1972. Good Extremely Fine. Original silvering fully intact.(4.02gr, 21mm, 6h.).
Provenance
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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