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PROBUS MPR 178OBVERSE: VIRTVS PROBI AVG
REVERSE: VIRTVS AVG (Virtvs walking right, holding tropaion)
BUST TYPE: E1 = Radiate, cuirassed and helmeted bust left, holding spear and shield (decorated with Gorgoneion)
FIELD / EXERGUE MARKS: -/-//Rζ
WEIGHT 3.66g / AXIS: 6h / DIAMETER: 21-23mm
MINT: Roma
RIC: 226 var.
MPR: 178 (2 ex. only listed)
COLLECTION NO. 1466

Note: rare and desirable reverse type (for Rome) in combination with a military bust with Gorgoneion on shield!

Provenance: ex Ph. Gysen collection 2 commentsBarnaba603/02/20 at 19:24Barnaba6: Thanks Joe!

PROBUS MPR 134OBVERSE: VIRTVS PROBI AVG
REVERSE: VIRTVS AVGVSTI
BUST TYPE: E1 = Radiate, helmeted and cuirassed bust left, holding spear and shield
FIELD / EXERGUE MARKS: -/-//RΓ
WEIGHT 4.03g
RIC: 241
J.GUILLEMAIN, MPR 134 (2 ex. in La Venera Hoard)
RN 2006, S. ESTIOT, P.GYSEN: 2 ex. in La Venera Hoard
COLLECTION NO. 1399

NOTE: ONLY THIRD SPECIMEN KNOWN TO ME (THE OTHER TWO BEING IN LA VENERA HOARD)2 commentsBarnaba602/27/20 at 09:25Barnaba6: Thank you okidoki!

PROBUS MPR 292 VAR. (UNLISTED IN MPR!)OBVERSE: IMP C M AVR PROBVS P AVG
REVERSE: ROMAE AETERNAE (Roma seated in temple)
BUST TYPE: F5 = radiate, cuirassed bust left holding spear
FIELD / EXERGUE MARKS: -/-//R*ζ
WEIGHT 3.81g / AXIS: 12h / WIDTH 22-23mm
MINT: Roma
RIC: 197 VAR. (UNLISTED WITH F5 BUST)
J.Guillemain, MPR: UNLISTED (cf. 292 VAR.)

Collection no. 1448

Extremely rare bust type for Rome!

Only the 2nd example of this exact type known to me (the other one was in Ph. Gysen coll. = ex Jacquier auction 45 lot 1496 = ex Italo Vecchi, London Auktion 5 (1997), 804)

Provenance: Solidus Numismatik Auction no. 46 lot no. 3592 commentsBarnaba612/02/19 at 15:15Barnaba6: Thanks shanxi for the comment!

PROBUS MPR 355 OBVERSE: IMP PROBVS AVG
REVERSE: VICTORIA GERM
BUST TYPE: B (BASTIEN'S CLASSIFICATION)
FIELD / EXERGUE MARKS: --//RᴗA
WEIGHT 3.59g / AXIS: 11h / WIDTH 21-23,5mm
RIC: 222
J.GUILLEMAIN, MONETAZIONE DI PROBO A ROMA (276-282 d.C.), 2009: 355 (61 EX.)
COLLECTION NO. 5122 commentsBarnaba601/17/19 at 13:42Barnaba6: Thanks for the comment!

PROBUS MPR 023OBVERSE: IMP C M AVR PROBVS AVG
REVERSE: FIDES MILIT
BUST TYPE: B (BASTIEN'S CLASSIFICATION)
FIELD / EXERGUE MARKS: --//XXIE
WEIGHT 4.62g / AXIS: 5H
RIC: 151
J.GUILLEMAIN, MONETAZIONE DI PROBO A ROMA (276-282 d.C.), 2009: 023 (88 EX.)
COLLECTION NO.280
NOTE: EX. S.L. COLLECTION1 commentsBarnaba603/11/18 at 12:57Jay GT4: Nice one

PROBUS MPR 186OBVERSE: IMP C M AVR PROBVS P F AVG
REVERSE: ROMAE AETERNAE
BUST TYPE: A = radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from front
FIELD / EXERGUE MARKS: RZ
WEIGHT 3.35g / AXIS: 12h / WIDTH 22-23mm
RIC: 190 VAR. (UNLISTED WITH A BUST)
J.Guillemain, MPR: 186 (5 ex.)
S.Estiot, Ph.Gysen RN 2006 (8 ex. cited)
Collection no. 1164

Ex M. Griffiths collection2 commentsBarnaba601/09/18 at 08:20Barnaba6: Laughing

PROBUS MPR 475 OBVERSE: IMP PROBVS P F AVG
REVERSE: FIDES MILITVM
BUST TYPE: B (BASTIEN'S CLASSIFICATION)
FIELD / EXERGUE MARKS: --//R≤≥E
WEIGHT 3.59g / AXIS: 5h / WIDTH:
RIC: 169 VAR. (OBVERSE LEGEND)
J.GUILLEMAIN, MONETAZIONE DI PROBO A ROMA (276-282 d.C.), 2009: 475 (168 EX.)
COLLECTION NO. 1272 commentsBarnaba611/14/17 at 14:24okidoki: sharp obverse

PROBUS MPR 105 OBVERSE: IMP C M AVR PROBVS AVG
REVERSE: ROMAE AETERNAE
BUST TYPE: F9 = Radiate, cuirassed bust right, holding spear
FIELD / EXERGUE MARKS: -/-//RA
WEIGHT 3.27g / AXIS: 12h / WIDTH 23mm
RIC: 191
J.GUILLEMAIN, MPR 105 (2 EX.)
RN 2006, S. ESTIOT, P.GYSEN: 5 EX.
COLLECTION NO. 814

Note: Rare and desirable bust type and nice Gorgoneion on cuirass!2 commentsBarnaba602/06/17 at 19:24Barnaba6: Thanks Martin for the comment

PROBUS MPR 279OBVERSE: IMP C M AVR PROBVS P F AVG
REVERSE: SOLI INVICTO
BUST TYPE: H2
FIELD / EXERGUE MARKS: --//R*E
WEIGHT 3.75g / AXIS: 6h / WIDTH 22-25mm
RIC: 204
J.GUILLEMAIN, MPR 279 (7 ex.)
COLLECTION NO. 7852 commentsBarnaba602/05/17 at 17:41Jay GT4: Great coin!

PROBUS MPR 176 GORGONEION ON SHIELD OBVERSE: VIRTVS PROBI AVG
REVERSE: ADVENTVS PROBI AVG
BUST TYPE: E1 (BASTIEN'S CLASSIFICATION)
FIELD / EXERGUE MARKS: --//RÎ¶
WEIGHT 4.69g / AXIS: 6h / WIDTH: 22-23mm
RIC: 166 VAR. (GORGONEION ON SCHIELD UNLISTED)
J.GUILLEMAIN, MONETAZIONE DI PROBO A ROMA (276-282 d.C.), 2009: MPR 176 (2 EX.)
L’ATELIER DE ROME AU DEBUT DU REGNE DE PROBUS (276-277). CORPUS ET DOCUMENTS INEDITS, 2006, S. ESTIOT, P.GYSEN: 6 ex. (SHIELD DECORATIONS NOT COUNTED)
COLLECTION NO.166
NOTE: VERY RARE AND SOUGHT-AFTER VARIETY WITH GORGONEION ON SHIELD !3 commentsBarnaba609/23/16 at 17:19quadrans: Very elegant coin..

PROBUS MPR 080 OBVERSE: IMP C M AVR PROBVS AVG
REVERSE: VIRTVS AVGVSTI
BUST TYPE: F9 (BASTIEN'S CLASSIFICATION)
FIELD / EXERGUE MARKS: --//R
WEIGHT 4.02g / AXIS: 12h
RIC: 243 VAR. (BUST F9 UNLISTED)
J.GUILLEMAIN, MONETAZIONE DI PROBO A ROMA (276-282 d.C.), 2009: 080 (2 EX.)
L’ATELIER DE ROME AU DEBUT DU REGNE DE PROBUS (276-277).CORPUS ET DOCUMENTS INEDITS, 2006, S. ESTIOT, P.GYSEN: 6 EX.
COLLECTION NO. 43
NOTE: RARE AND SOUGHT-AFTER BUST TYPE2 commentsBarnaba609/22/16 at 09:53Barnaba6: I fully agree Very Happy

Anyway, thanks for the comment!

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