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coins ancient to romans imperial and republican probus ric 425var b bust sold

OBVERSE: IMP C PROBVS P F AVG
REVERSE: VICTORIA GERM
BUST TYPE: B = Radiate, cuirassed bust rght
FIELD / EXERGUE MARKS: -/-//VIXXT
WEIGHT 3.46 g / AXIS: 6h / DIAMETER: 23 mm
RIC: 425 VAR. (UNLISTED WITH B BUST AND THIS OBVERSE LEGEND)
COLLECTION NO. 1297

Very rare and desirable reverse type at Ticinum mint (while the Victoria Germ reverse type is relatively common at the Rome mint it is very rare at the Ticinum mint).   

Apparently only the 4th specimen known. 

Provenance: ex Paul Francis Jacquier auction 45 lot 1437; ex Philippe Gysen collection; ex Harlan J. Berk, Chicago Mail Bid Sale 83 (1994), lot 728 

 

Collection : 04 Probus - Ticinum

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