Details
LOT 3741
Probus BI Antoninianus. AD 280. Siscia mint. 5th officina.
IMP PROBVS P F AVG, radiate bust in imperial mantle to right, holding eagle-tipped sceptre in right hand / CONCORDIA AVG, Concordia standing to left, holding patera and double cornucopiae; V in right field; XXI in exergue. RIC 661 var. (bust); probuscoins.fr 4140. Very Fine. Very rare.(3.86gr, 23mm, 6h.).
Provenance
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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