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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Curtisimo, post: 7660112, member: 83845&quot;]That’s an epic coin with a wonderful provenance [USER=57495]@zumbly[/USER] !&nbsp; I agree that this coin has a lot going for it even above and beyond it being gold.&nbsp; I too pulled the trigger on a gold coin this year of a type I’ve had my eye on for a long time. Since I haven’t taken my own photos of it yet I will take you up on the offer to post my favorite Probus. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1316779[/ATTACH] </p><p><font size="3">Roman Empire</font></p><p><font size="3">Probus, BI Antoninianus, Tripolis mint, second officina, struck ca. AD 276-282</font></p><p><font size="3">Dia.: 22 mm</font></p><p><font size="3">Wt.: 3.82 g</font></p><p><font size="3">Obv: IMP C M AVR PROBVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right</font></p><p><font size="3">Rev: CLEMENTIA TEMP•, emperor standing right, holding eagle-tipped sceptre, receiving globe from Jupiter, holding sceptre, crescent in lower centre, KA in ex. </font></p><p><font size="3">Ref.: RIC V(b) 927.</font></p><p><font size="3">Ex Doug Smith Collection, acquired in 1997 from Kreuzer</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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