PROBUS RIC 352var. COS II SOLD

OBVERSE: IMP C PROBVS AVG COS II
REVERSE: CONSERVAT AVG
BUST TYPE: H2 =  Radiate bust left in consular robe, holding eagle-tipped sceptre (scipio)
FIELD / EXERGUE MARKS: -/-//TXXT
WEIGHT 3.38g / AXIS: 6h / diameter 22mm
RIC: 352 VAR. (ABBREVIATED COS II VARIANT UNLISTED)
COLLECTION NO. 875

NOTE: rare and desirable dated, consular legend celebrating Probus' second consulate. Extremely rare variant of the abbreviated consular titulature (COS), which is many times rarer than the CONS variant. This is only the fourth specimen of this type known.

Provenance: ex famous DATTARI collection!

Sammlung : 04 Probus - Ticinum