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OBVERSE: VIRTVS PROBI AVG
REVERSE: ADVENTVS PROBI AVG
BUST TYPE: E1 = Radiate, cuirassed and helmeted bust left, holding spear and shield decorated with a virtvs scene
FIELD / EXERGUE MARKS: -/-//-
WEIGHT: 3.60g / AXIS: 1h / DIAMETER: 20-22 mm
RIC 837 var. (unlisted with no mintmarks)
COLLECTION NO. 1543
Extremely rare variant of the Adventvs from Serdica without any mintmarks, unlisted in RIC.
Extremely rare variant with no mintmarks. Probus Adventvs Probi Avg and Soli Invicto issues without mintmarks are very rare and desirable. They were struck in Cyzicus, Serdica, Siscia, Rome and Lugdunum mints and were distributed as part of the imperial donativa during the Emperor's Adventvs (visit) to these cities. Regular Adventvs Probi Avg and Soli Invicto issues with mintmarks in exergue were usually struck long after Probus had left the city. Attribution of these interesting Donativa coins to a particular mint - due to lack of any mintmarks - is done on the basis of careful analysis of their style, especially the style of the emperor's portrait and the lettering as well as die links with later emmissions which have mintmarks typical for particular mints. These coins are often misattributed becauase RIC V.2 only cites Adentvs Probi Avg reverse with no mintmarks under no. 904 (Cyzicus mint) and Soli Invicto reverse with no mintmarks under no. 101 (Lugdunum mint).
Provenance: ex Gianni collection
Collection : 06 Probus - Serdica