Bastien 7th, VII - VIII 281
Diameter 22.3 mm
Error Indefinite
Mint Lugdunum
Orientation dies 6 h
Shape Irregular, Round
Type Aurelianus
Weight 3.4 g
Year of issue 281
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RIC 71var p. 26; Bastien 333var p. 210; Lugdunum. Bust type F, (B).
Not listed for this officina, and most likely an engraver's error.
Bastien's 7th emission, July - August 281 CE.
OBV.: IMP C PROBVS • P • F • AVG Transcript: IMPCPROBVS•P•F•AVG
Radiate, armoured bust right.
Lorica hamata. Paludamentum fold on left shoulder.
REV.: COMITI PROBI AVG Transcript: COMITI⩛PROBIAVG
Hercules standing left, holding olive-branch, club and lion skin.
Mintmark: // I
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Weight: 3.40 g.
Diameter: 22.3 mm.
Die axis: 6 h.
Note: Planchet error -> insufficient metal? A cavity, with cracks, in the portrait. Wrong officina.
Provenance: Joe Sermarini, RA02548, 17.09.2003.
Reference : RIC V.2, Pink, Bastien
Collection : Virtvs Probi