Probvs Ticinum RIC 349var Bust D7

Probus Ticinum CONSERVAT AVG

OBVERSE: IMP C PROBVS P F A - VG
REVERSE: CONSE - RVAT AVG

EMISSION: 4

OFFICINA: 3

BUST TYPE: D7 (BASTIEN'S CLASSIFICATION) 
FIELD / EXERGUE MARKS:   // TXXT
LITERATURE: RIC: 349var (Bust unlisted)

RARITY: R3

NOTE: EXTREMELY RARE AND SOUGHT-AFTER BUST TYPE ;

Bust not fully described in the classification derived from Bastien as D7 from Siscia. The busts from Ticinum differ from those from Siscia primarily in the view of the hand holding the shield from the inside.

5TH KNOWN SPECIMEN IN THE WORLD (INFO FROM S.ESTIOT)

According to Prof.S.Estiot - a world-class expert in the field of Probus coinage, this is the 5th known copy in the world. Two are in private hands + my piece (ex Skibniewski) and two pieces in museums in Vienna and Besancon.

Provenance: AUCTIONES auction 34 lot 113 = ex S. Luethi collection = ex Lanz auction 154 lot 485 (June 2012) ,ex Skibniewski