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   View Categories Home > Catalog > |Roman Coins| > |Recovery of the Empire| > |Probus| > RL93295
Probus, Summer 276 - September 282 A.D.
|Probus|, |Probus,| |Summer| |276| |-| |September| |282| |A.D.|, In 280, Proculus, a Roman usurper, started a rebellion at Lugdunum (Lyon, France) and proclaimed himself emperor. Probus suppressed the revolt and Proculus was executed.
RL93295. Billon antoninianus, RIC V-2 53F, SRCV III 12050, Cohen VI 728, Hunter III - (p. cxxxviii), Choice VF, well centered, nice portrait, light marks, light encrustations, part of reverse legend unstruck, 1st officina, Lugdunum (Lyon, France) mint, weight 4.270g, maximum diameter 22.7mm, die axis 180o, 277 A.D.; obverse IMP C PROBVS P F AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust right, slight drapery on far shoulder; reverse TEMPORVM FELICITAS (time of good fortune), Felicitas standing right, long caduceus in right hand, cornucopia inwardly in left hand, I in exergue; from the Errett Bishop Collection; SOLD










REFERENCES

Bastien, P., J-B. Giard, et al. Le monnayage de l'atelier de Lyon. (Wetteren, 1972 - 2003).
Compas, D., N. Parisot, M. Prieur & L Schmitt. Lyon Monnaies Romaines Collection Daniel Compas. cgb.fr. (2006).

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