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Probus facing quadriga Coin Type: Billon antoninianus of Probus, 276-282 CE
Mint and Date: Rome, officina 2; 2nd emission, 277 CE.
Size and Weight: 22mm x 20mm, 3.9g
Obverse: Radiate bust left, consular robes, carrying eagle-tipped sceptre. (Bust type H)
IMP C M AVR PROBVS P AVG (Un-numbered legend type)
Reverse: Sol facing, in spread quadriga, holding globe and whip in left hand and raising right palm.
SOLI INVICTO
Exergue: R B
Provenance: Mediterranean Coins (Vcoins), July 2005
Ref: RIC 205 var (obverse legend has P AVG instead of P F AVG)
BW Ref: 020 028 028
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