RIC 419

RIC 419 p. 63; Ticinum. Bust type F, (B).
Pink's 4th emission, 278 CE.

OBV.:  IMP C PROBVS • P • F  • AVG     Transcript: IMPCPROBVS•P•F•AVG
IMPERATOR CAESAR PROBVS PIVS FELIX AVGVSTVS
Radiate, armoured bust right.
Lorica musculata, pectoral aegis, large fold of paludamentum on the left shoulder.

REV.: SOLI INVICTO     Transcript: SO  L  IIN V  ICTO
SOLI INVICTO
Sol in spread quadriga, holding globe and whip.

Mintmark: //  PXXT
No exergual line. Mintmark skewed towards right.

PXXT

 Weight: 3.49 g.
Diameter: 24 mm
Die axis: 12 h

Note: Coins identified by RIC with marks S and T are not of Ticinum.
RIC very wrong about rarity.

Provenance: Leu 18-3274, 22.12.2021; ex Simon Lüthi.
Dealer's note: Slightly rough and with minor weakness, otherwise, good very fine.
Gysen I 1402 var. (obverse legend without punctuation).