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LOT 3498
Probus BI Antoninianus. AD 281. Rome mint.
PROBVS P F AVG, radiate and mantled bust to left, holding eagle-tipped sceptre / ROMAE AETER, Roma seated facing in hexastyle temple, holding Victory and sceptre; R(thunderbolt)Δ in exergue. RIC V.2 187; probuscoins.fr 239. Good Very Fine.(3.18gr, 22mm, 12h.).
Provenance
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 3498
Probus BI Antoninianus.
Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)
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