Probus- VIRTVS PROBI AVG

Probus, summer 276 - September 282 A.D.

Probus helmeted and cuirassed bust left holding spear over right shoulder and shield on left

Obverse:
IMP C M AVR PROBVS P F AVG

IMP: Imperator,
C: Caesar
M: Marcus
AVR: Aurelius
PROBVS: Probus
PF: PIUS FELIX,
AVG: Augustus, emperor

Reverse:
VIRTVS PROBI AVG

VIRTVS: Virtus, virtue
PROBI: Probus
AVG: AVGVSTI

VIRTVS PROBI AVG is VIRTVS PROBI AVGVSTI, The virtue of the emperor Probus

The pace of the horse is too sedate to qualify the type as galloping, instead it is "Emperor riding left, right hand raised, left holding sceptre". There should be evidence of captive at foot.

Domination: Antoninianus, Bronze, 21-22 mm,

Mint: XXIMC = XXI Cyzicus + MC Moneta Cyzici.

The fourth officina would be Q. By the by, on coins of Probus , 4 is never expressed as "IV". Coins that do show IV/XXI are in fact errors - retrograde VI's! We can also see IIV instead of VII, and certainly not meaning 3! q.v. Pink, Aufbau 3