Note: extremely rare obverse legend with the abbreviated INVICTV title (invictvs = invincible), much rarer than the variant with full INVICTVS title.
Aurelian was the first Roman emperor to introduce the INVICTVS title in regular coinage. Probus later borrowed this title and used it quite frequently in his own coinage.
Apparently only the 4th example of this exact type known!
Provenance: ex G.J.R. Ankoné collection = ex Munz Zentrum Rheiland auction January 2013 lot 598
OBVERSE: IMP C AVRELIANVS INVICTV AVG
REVERSE: RESTITVT ORBIS = Female figure standing right, crowning Emperor in military dress standing left, holding long sceptre in left hand.
BUST TYPE: B = Radiate, cuirassed bust right
FIELD / EXERGUE MARKS: *//KA•B•
MINT: SERDICA
ISSUE: 8.2 (November 274 – September 275)
WEIGHT: 3,29 g
