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Roman Imperial. Probus (276-282 CE) Billon Antoninianus (3.44g, 21.5mm, 1h). Rome, 1st officina, 7th emission, struck 282.
Obverse: PROBVS PF AVG. Radiate, cuirassed bust right.
Reverse: VICTORIA GERM // RAA in exergue. Trophy of captured arms with two round shields and four spears; two bareheaded Germanic captives seated to either side at base, their hands bound behind their backs.
Reference: RIC 223; Cohen 766.
Provenance: Ex-Classical Numismatic Auctions [CNA, Victor England] Public Auction & MBS V, held in conjunction with the 17th annual New York International Numismatic Convention* (Auctioneer Herb Kreindler in NYC, 9 Dec 1988), Lot 479 [p. 71]; Classical Numismatic Group [CNG, V. England, M. Gasvoda, E. McFadden] Electronic Auction 483 (Online [Lancaster, PA USA], 6 Jan 2021), Lot 858 (part, 3rd of 5).
* On NYINC 17, see Ed Reiter’s New York Times numismatic column, 4 Dec 1988 (“NUMISMATICS; International Show Will Open on Saturday“).