ALFOLDI 069.005 SOLD

OBVERSE: IMP C M AVR PROBVS AVG
REVERSE: SISCIA PROBI AVG
BUST TYPE: B = radiate, cuirassed bust right
FIELD / EXERGUE MARKS: --//XXIQ
WEIGHT 2.68g / AXIS: 6h / WIDTH 20mm
RIC 765
ALFOLDI 069.005
COLLECTION NO. 368

NOTE: This highly unusual and pictorially attractive reverse type honors the important mint city of Siscia in the province of Pannonia Superior. The city goddess is seated between two river gods, representing the Savus and the Colapis, at the confluence of which the city stood. It repeats a type originally appearing on the coinage of Gallienus, who used it to celebrate his opening of the Siscia mint. Among the most sought-after and desirable reverse types in the whole coinage of Probus! 

Extremely rare variant of this iconic reverse type in which the city goddess Siscia is seated en face and is looking right instead of being seated to the side and looking left as usual. 

Collezione : 05 Probus - Siscia