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OBVERSE: IMP C M AVR PROBVS P F AVG
REVERSE: VIRTVS PROBI AVG (Mars/Virtvs walking right, holding Tropaion)
BUST TYPE: H2 = Radiate bust left in consular robe, holding scipio.
FIELD / EXERGUE MARKS: -/-//-
WEIGHT 3.52 / AXIS: 6h / DIAMETER: 21-21,5 mm
MINT: Siscia
RIC 810 VAR. (Unlisted with no. marks)
ALFOLDI 096 / - (unlisted without mintmarks in exergue)
COLLECTION NO. 1322
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. 1161 with military E1 bust:
https://www.colleconline.com/en/items/126385/coins-ancient-to-romans-imperial-and-republican-alfoldi-096-226var-unlisted
Provenance: Paul Francis Jacquier auction 45 lot 1571 = ex Philippe Gysen collection
Collezione : 05 Probus - Siscia