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OBVERSE: IMP C M AVR PROBVS P F AVG
REVERSE: VIRTVS PROBI AVG (Mars walking right, holding trophy)
BUST TYPE: E1 = radiate, cuirassed and helmeted bust left, holding spear and shield
FIELD / EXERGUE MARKS: -/-//-
WEIGHT 3.01g / AXIS: 6h / WIDTH 21-24mm
RIC 810 VAR. (UNLISTED WITH NO MINTMARKS)
ALFOLDI 096 / - (UNLISTED WITH NO MINTMARKS)
COLLECTION NO. 1161
Extremely rare variant with no mintmarks. This is the only example of this exact type in my database. Possibly an unicum!
Probus antoninianii without mintmarks were either trial coins or (much more often) donativa coins distributed by the emperor himself to various officials during his visit to a particular city (during the emperor's Adventvs). Their attribution to a given mint is based on careful analysis of the coin's style and die links.
Same reverse die as my coin no. 1322 with consular H2 bust:
https://www.colleconline.com/en/items/126347/coins-ancient-to-romans-imperial-and-republican-alfoldi-096-unlisted
Provenance: Ex. M. Griffiths collection
Collection : 05 Probus - Siscia