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OBVERSE: VIRTVS PROBI AVG
REVERSE: RESTITVTOR SECV[LI]
BUST TYPE: E1 = Radiate, cuirassed and helmeted bust left, holding spear and shield (decorated with Gorgoneion)
FIELD / EXERGUE MARKS: -/-//PXXT
WEIGHT 3.45g / AXIS: 6h / WIDTH: 22-24
RIC: 405
COLLECTION NO. 1285
Ex. Ph. Gysen collection
Extremely rare and desirable reverse type in combination with a beautiful military bust with shield decorated with Gorgoneion!
One of only 3 known specimens according to the article by Sylviane Estiot "Une campagne germanique de l’empereur Probus : l’atelier de Ticinum en 277-278"
Collection : 04 Probus - Ticinum