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Boratynki shillings of the Polish/Lithuanian Commonwealth
Boratynki shillings of the Polish/Lithuanian Commonwealth
A temporary quick fix for English wiki entry. In regard to the Polish solidus-shilling the English Wikipedia entry is merely a stub. I can't fix that right Read more...
Reading time 3 min. Publication date 01 Jun 2025 by bonoimp
[PSA] Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum online, Copenhagen
[PSA] Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum online, Copenhagen
Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum Copenhagen The Royal collection of coins and medals. Danish National Museum Fascicle 1 Italy, Part 1 Etruria - Campania Niels Read more...
Reading time 1 min. Publication date 06 Dec 2024 by bonoimp
[PSA] Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum France - online
[PSA] Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum France - online
Currently available online SNG France volumes courtesy of Bibliothèque nationale de France, Cabinet des médailles. Given how hard it is to get hold of the Read more...
Reading time 1 min. Publication date 03 Dec 2024 by bonoimp
RIC 817 correlation to Alföldi
RIC 817 correlation to Alföldi
RIC 817 correlation to Alföldi. VIRTVS PROBI AVG IMP C M AVR PROBVS P F AVG Busts in RIC Busts not in RIC Table L and Table LI, Type 97 ς = cursive digamma Rx. Read more...
Reading time 3 min. Publication date 29 Dec 2021 by bonoimp
First emission of Rome, according to Karl Pink.
First emission of Rome, according to Karl Pink.
1st emission of Rome, 276-277 CE. The first emission of the Mint of Rome for Probus closely followed the last emission struck for Florian . In RIC V, pt. 2, Read more...
Reading time 2 min. Publication date 24 Dec 2021 by bonoimp
Emissions of Rome, according to Karl Pink.
Emissions of Rome, according to Karl Pink.
During the reign of Probus the mint in Rome operated from 7 officinae (workshops). The first issue was marked with XXI and a Greek officina numeral in exergue Read more...
Reading time 1 min. Publication date 24 Dec 2021 by bonoimp
Emissions of Cyzicus, according to Karl Pink.
Emissions of Cyzicus, according to Karl Pink.
Table by Jérôme Mairat. Translated and used with the permission of the author. Emission Date Mintmarks Latin numerals P, S, T, Q, V represent 5 officinae. Read more...
Publication date 22 Dec 2021 by bonoimp
Some HTML/Unicode entities which may be useful for 3rd century Roman numismatics.
Some HTML/Unicode entities which may be useful for 3rd century Roman numismatics.
This is a work in progress. Use at own discretion. Name Entity Should see Represents Source Decimal or Unicode UTF-8 Comment B, or Beta, retrograde ꓭ ꓭ 2nd Read more...
Reading time 27 min. Publication date 10 Nov 2021 by bonoimp
Probus emissions of Lugdunum, according to Pierre Bastien.
Probus emissions of Lugdunum, according to Pierre Bastien.
During the reign of Probus, the mint in Lugdunum operated from four officinae. Emissions of antoniniani in Lugdunum, according to Le monnayage de l'atelier de Read more...
Reading time 5 min. Publication date 06 Nov 2021 by bonoimp
Paying attention to details. Probus, RIC 810… but not quite…
Paying attention to details. Probus, RIC 810… but not quite…
I do realize this is only likely exciting to a very specialized collector. There are maybe 20-30 of us in the whole world who obsess about small details on Read more...
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Reading time 1 min. Publication date 06 Sep 2021 by bonoimp
Probus, RIC 291, NOT a dupondius, and not of Rome.
Probus, RIC 291, NOT a dupondius, and not of Rome.
The "dupondius" which RIC cites from a Hirsch 1903 sale as from Rome, is a small module medallion of Ticinum. Of the 3 "dupondii" RIC lists for Probus, 2 are Read more...
Publication date 04 Sep 2021 by bonoimp
A1 busts of Probus
A1 busts of Probus
For Probus, the A1 bust is really quite a rarity. Three specimens (including this one) are noted in Christophe Oliva's search engine In addition, other Read more...
Publication date 01 Sep 2021 by bonoimp
From Hadrian, to Probus. With love?
From Hadrian, to Probus. With love?
One amongst several unusual reverses of Probus, a coin which illustrates Roman awareness of their past numismatic history, even in the midst of a turbulent Read more...
Publication date 31 Aug 2021 by bonoimp
Probus, the Father of the Euro?
Probus, the Father of the Euro?
Were I a journalist of dubious repute, and with poor research skills, I would have undoubtedly reported in some tabloid that the Euro was born in Siscia, in Read more...
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Publication date 30 Aug 2021 by bonoimp
Facing Sol, CONSERVAT AVG on Ticinum reverses of Probus.
Facing Sol, CONSERVAT AVG on Ticinum reverses of Probus.
For the sake of convenience, this coin is typically catalogued as a RIC 350 variant. Sol, instead of looking left, is facing and nimbate. Probably deserves its Read more...
Publication date 29 Aug 2021 by bonoimp