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OBVERSE: IMP C M AVR PROBVS P F AVG
REVERSE: ORIGINI AVG = she-wolf feeding Romulus and Remus
BUST TYPE: E1 = radiate, helmeted bust left, holding spear and shield
FIELD / EXERGUE MARKS: -/-//XXIT
WEIGHT 3.26g / AXIS: 12h / DIAMETER: 20-22mm
RIC 701
ALFOLDI 040.004
COLLECTION NO. 149
Very rare and desirable reverse type with the classic roman theme depicting she-wolf feeding Romulus and Remus however with the most unusual inscription ORIGINI AVG, which is unique in the whole roman coinage. This reverse either underlines the close link of Probus with Siscia (where the coin was struck) or perhaps Probus' noble, ancestral, roman origins (for propaganda purposes; in fact Probus had rather humble family origins).
This reverse was struck with 4 different busts (see Alfoldi types no. 40.1, 40.2, 40.3 and 40.4). The military bust with helmet and shield is one of the rarest among these four.
This particular coin is among the finenest known examples of the ORIGINI AVG reverse.
Provenance: HESS DIVO Lugdunum sale 11 lot 2087, may 2015 (price realized 750 EUR + buyer's premium)
Bardzo rzadki i poszukiwany typ rewersu z klasycznym motywem rzymskim, przedstawiającym wilczycę karmiącą Romulusa i Remusa, jednak z bardzo nietypowym napisem ORIGINI AVG, który jest unikalny w całym rzymskim mennictwie. Rewers ten albo podkreśla bliski związek Probusa z Siscią (gdzie moneta została wybita), albo być może szlachetne, rodowe, rzymskie pochodzenie Probusa dla celów propagandowych (w rzeczywistości Probus pochodził z niskich warstw społecznych).
Collezione : 05 Probus - Siscia