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PROBUS RIC 912 CORR. OFFICINA 4 HORSEMAN AND ENEMY ON SHIELD
OBVERSE: IMP C M AVR PROBVS P F AVG
REVERSE: VIRTVS PROBI AVG
BUST TYPE: E1 = Radiate, cuirassed and helmeted bust left, holding spear and shield (decorated with Emperor on horse trampling enemy)
FIELD / EXERGUE MARKS: Q//XXIMC
WEIGHT 3.59g / AXIS: 12h / DIAMETER: 21mm
MINT: Cyzicus
RIC 912 CORR. [RIC erroneously cites Cohen 918 (consular bust), instead of Cohen 919 (helmeted, with shield and spear). In reality this reverse type only exists with the latter, military bust]
COLLECTION NO. 1037

Note: extremely rare and sought-after by collectors reverse type with Emperor on horse spearing knealing enemy (VIR-1 in Gysen's classification). This is by far the rarest and most interesting reverse type among the (limited) reverses struct at Cyzicus under Probus (though the same reverse type is quite common at Serdica).

This is only the 4th specimen from officina "Q" known to me (including all different variants of shield decorations)

Provenance: OBOLOS auction 7 lot 466
Keywords: PROBUS

PROBUS RIC 912 CORR. OFFICINA 4 HORSEMAN AND ENEMY ON SHIELD

OBVERSE: IMP C M AVR PROBVS P F AVG
REVERSE: VIRTVS PROBI AVG
BUST TYPE: E1 = Radiate, cuirassed and helmeted bust left, holding spear and shield (decorated with Emperor on horse trampling enemy)
FIELD / EXERGUE MARKS: Q//XXIMC
WEIGHT 3.59g / AXIS: 12h / DIAMETER: 21mm
MINT: Cyzicus
RIC 912 CORR. [RIC erroneously cites Cohen 918 (consular bust), instead of Cohen 919 (helmeted, with shield and spear). In reality this reverse type only exists with the latter, military bust]
COLLECTION NO. 1037

Note: extremely rare and sought-after by collectors reverse type with Emperor on horse spearing knealing enemy (VIR-1 in Gysen's classification). This is by far the rarest and most interesting reverse type among the (limited) reverses struct at Cyzicus under Probus (though the same reverse type is quite common at Serdica).

This is only the 4th specimen from officina "Q" known to me (including all different variants of shield decorations)

Provenance: OBOLOS auction 7 lot 466

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