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LOT 2991
Probus BI Antoninianus. Struck AD 280. Ticinum mint. 4th officina.
IMP C PROBVS AVG, radiate bust to left, wearing imperial mantle and holding eagle-tipped sceptre / MARTI PACIF, Mars walking to left, holding olive branch and spear and shield; I in left field, QXXI in exergue. RIC V.2 508. Very Fine.(3.93gr, 23mm, 12h.).
Provenance
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
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