PROBUS RIC 864 off.1 SOLD

OBVERSE: IMP C M AVR PROBVS P AVG
REVERSE: SOLI INVICTO = Sol in spread quadriga, holding globe and whip
BUST TYPE: E1  = radiate, cuirassed and helmeted bust left, holding spear and shield (decorated with two rows of soldiers with shields)
FIELD / EXERGUE MARKS: --//KA•A•
WEIGHT 3.65g / AXIS: 12h / WIDTH 23mm
RIC 864
COLLECTION NO. 1081

Sol was the favorite and most frequently depicted God of the Roman pantheon in Probus' coinage. There are numerous variants of reverses with Sol; however the depiction of Sol in quadriga (left or central/spread) remains undoubtedly an iconic, classis reverse for Probus . This reverse type was struck in Lugdunum, Rome, Ticinum, Siscia, Serdica and Kyzikos mints, with each mint having its unique style. 

Collezione : 06 Probus - Serdica