PROBUS RIC 425var. SOLD

OBVERSE: VIRTVS PROBI AVG
REVERSE: VICTORIA GERM
BUST TYPE: E1 = Radiate, cuirassed and helmeted bust left, holding spear and shield
FIELD / EXERGUE MARKS: -/-//VIXXT
WEIGHT 3.69 g / AXIS: 12h / DIAMETER: 21-24 mm
RIC: 425 VAR. (UNLISTED WITH E1 BUST AND THIS OBVERSE LEGEND)
COLLECTION NO. 1296

NOTE: very rare and desirable reverse type at Ticinum mint (much, much rarer than same reverse from Rome mint)!

Provenance: ex Philippe Gysen collection

Only the 2nd specimen of this exact type known to me (the other being posted on WILDWINDS under RIC 425 = Roma Numismatics, Feb. 2010)

Sammlung : 04 Probus - Ticinum