PROBUS 3rd EMMISSION OFF. 6 - SOLD

OBVERSE: IMP C M AVR PROBVS P F AVG
REVERSE: CLEMENTIA TEMP = Emperor standing right, holding sceptre, receiving globe from Jupiter standing left, holding sceptre.
BUST TYPE: A2 = Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from rear
FIELD / EXERGUE MARKS: ζ•//XXI
EMMISSION: 3
WEIGHT 3.86g / AXIS: 6h / DIAMETER: 21mm
MINT: 4th, unspecified oriental mint
RIC 922
COLLECTION NO. 705

Attribution of this coin to the 4th unspecified oriental mint instead of Antiochia (as in RIC V.II) is based on the article by S. Estiot, "L’Empereur et l’usurpateur: un 4e atelier oriental sous Probus"; Studies in ancient coinage in honor of Anndrew Burnett, Spink, London, 2015.

Note: On this coin the cursive digamma (symbol of the 6th officina) looks almost like a latin "S", contrary to my coin no. 889 where the cursive digamma is struck completely differently

Almost full original silvering. Very rare in such an exceptional state of preservation.

Przypisanie tej monety do 4. nieokreślonej mennicy wschodniej zamiast Antiochii (jak w RIC V.2) opiera się na artykule S. Estiot, "L'Empereur et l'usurpateur: un 4e atelier oriental sous Probus"; Studies in ancient coinage in honor of Anndrew Burnett, Spink, London, 2015.

Wspaniały, okołomenniczy egzemplarz z prawie pełnym zachowanym srebrzeniem powierzchniowym. Bardzo rzadki w tak świetnym stanie zachowania.

Collezione : 10 Probus - 4th unspecified oriental mint