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LOT 2996
Probus BI Antoninianus. AD 280-281. Serdica mint. 2nd officina.
IMP C M AVR PROBVS AVG, radiate and draped bust to right / VIRTVS PROBI AVG, Probus riding horse to right, holding shield and spearing fallen enemy; KAB in exergue. RIC V.2 878; probuscoins.fr 2163. Near Extremely Fine.(4.36gr, 23mm, 12h.).
Provenance
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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