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LOT 3501
Probus BI Antoninianus. Struck AD 280. Ticinum mint. 5th officina.
VIRTVS PROBI AVG, radiate, helmeted and cuirassed bust to left, holding spear and shield / PAX AVG, Pax standing facing, head to left, holding olive branch and transverse sceptre; T in left field, VXXI in exergue. RIC V.2 517; Pink VI/1, p. 66. Good Very Fine.(3.74gr, 21mm, 6h.).
Provenance
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
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