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Virtuelle Galerie
OBVERSE: IMP PROBVS AVG
REVERSE: SOLI INVICTO = Sol in spread quadriga, holding whip
BUST TYPE: H2 = Radiate bust left in consular robe, holding eagle-tipped sceptre (scipio)
FIELD / EXERGUE MARKS: -/-//R(Vertical crescent right)E
WEIGHT 3.71g / AXIS: 12h / DIAMETER: 23mm
RIC: 202 VAR. (VERTICAL CRESCENT UNLISTED)
J.GUILLEMAIN, MONETAZIONE DI PROBO A ROMA (276-282 d.C.), 2009: 376 (3 EX.)
COLLECTION NO. 1034
NOTE: Very rare mintmark in the form of vertical crescent. There are two variants known: left and right; on this example the crescent is right.
Sol was the favorite and most frequently depicted God of the Roman pantheon in Probus' coinage. There are numerous variants of reverses with Sol; however the depiction of Sol in quadriga (left or central/spread) remains undoubtedly an iconic, classis reverse for Probus . This reverse type was struck in Lugdunum, Rome, Ticinum, Siscia, Serdica and Kyzikos mints, with each mint having its unique style.
Provenance: Nomos Obolos auction 7 lot 449 (410 CHF fees included)
Sammlung : 03 Probus - Roma