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Auction 6  22 Nov 2020
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Lot 678

Starting price: 109 EUR
Price realized: 131 EUR
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Roman Empire, Probus, Antoninian, Ticinum - rare

Extremely rare and desirable reverse type! In addition a much, much rarer abbreviated spelling variant than the more common (but still very rare) VIRTVS INVICTI AVG variant.

Same pair of dies as specimen from the Hungarian National Museum (see Hiland/Oliva coin no. 739). Apparently only the second example of this exact type known in the world!

Provenance: ex Philippe Gysen collection = ex AUCTIONES aution 40 lot 119 (September 2015) = ex S. Luethi collection

Obverse: Radiate bust left in consular robe, holding eagle-tipped sceptre (scipio), legend:
IMP C M AVR PROBVS P AVG;

Reverse: Emperor galloping right, spearing fallen enemy, legend:
VIRTVS INVIC AVG; In exergue TXXT;

Silver, diameter 21-22 mm, weight 3,22 g, axis 6 h.

From the collection of a true connoisseur of Probus' coinage

Ładny egzemplarz rzadkiej emisji.

Awers: popiersie cesarza w szacie konsularnej, trzymającego scipio, w koronie promienistej, w lewo, w otoku legenda:
IMP C M AVR PROBVS P AVG;

Rewers: Cesarz galopujący w prawo, przebija włócznią barbarzyńcę, który odrzucił tarczę, w otoku legenda:
VIRTVS INVIC AVG, w odcinku TXXT;

Srebro bilonowe, średnica 21-22 mm, waga 3,22 g, oś 6 h.

Reference: RIC 455
Grade: VF-

ancient, antike

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