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Probus Securitas Coin Type: Billon antoninianus of Probus, 276-282 CE
Mint and Date: Ticinum, officina 6, 10th emission; 281 CE
Size and Weight: 21mm, 3.7g
Obverse: Radiate and cuirassed bust left, wearing imperial mantle, holding eagle-tipped sceptre in right hand. (Bust type H)
IMP C PROBVS AVG (Legend 5)
Reverse: Securitas standing left, cross-legged, leaning on column with left elbow, R hand placed flat on top of head.
SECVRIT PERP
Field Marks: Star in l. field; I in r. field.
Exergue: VIXXI
Provenance: Mediterranean Coins (Vauctions), February 2005
Ref: RCV (2005) 12033; RIC 525
BW Ref: 010 028 040
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Note: The I in the right field of the reverse forms part of the signum EQVITI, 4th Ticinum series.

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