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1312. PROBUS. 276-282 AD. AV Aureus (5.28 gm). Rome mint. Struck 281 AD. Laureate and cuirassed bust right / VICTORIOSO SEMPER, Probus standing left holding transverse sceptre, four suppliants standing around; wreath in exergue. RIC V pt. 2, 143; Bastien, Donativa , pg. 59, i; Cohen 794. VF, light marks as expected for the grade. Very rare and interesting reverse type. ($3000) CNG Mail bid sale #58, 18 Sept 2001, lot 1312. Lot sold for $450. Used by permission of CNG, www.historicalcoins.com