Probus - Rome - RIC - Bust Type C

Obv:– IMP C M AVR PROBVS P F AVG, Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right (seen from the front) Rev:– VIRTVS AVGVSTI, Mars walking right, holding spear and trophy Minted in Rome (//RS) Emission 2 Officina 2, A.D. 277 Reference:– RIC unlisted Bust type C (Not listed with this obverse legend in RIC, would be near 240) According to Dr. Sylviane Estiot this looks like it is only the second example of this type known, the other being in Vienna. (Published by Estiot and Gysen in Revue Numismatique 2006)