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Probus Stlyes Montagemaridvnvm posted this on the discussion board July 17, 2006:

One of my specialist areas is Probus and I thought I would share a little montage that I have put together. We must remember that stylistic changes occur within a mint over the time of a single emperor as well as between mints and it is often necessary to become as familiar as we can with these style differences to be able to determine the correct mint placement for some coins.

Here are some Bust Type Cs (Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right (seen from the rear)) for arrange of mints under Probus including some examples from different periods of output from these mints where I have examples to show. I hope it is evident that there are marked differences to be seen between the mints but also within a single mint just for this short period of production. I have taken a random sample of coins and there are different styles notable between dies from the same period but they are all generally evident that they come from a particular mint at a particular period.

The output of Antioch and Tripolis are notably more crude and eccentric than the output of the other mints,

Similar stylistic differences can be seen for the other

Regards,
Martin3 commentsJoe Sermarini05/24/19 at 18:57Joe P3: Wow this is really useful! I would love to see one...

Fel Temp Reparatio Fallen HorsemanAlexandria
Amiens
Antioch
Aquileia
Arles
Constantinople
Cyzicus
Heraclea
Lyons
Nicomedia
Rome
Sirmium
Siscia
Thessalonica
Trier
Barbaous Mint3 commentsRandygeki(h2)05/08/17 at 15:25Potator II: A nice virtual tray !

Probus Stlyes Montagemaridvnvm posted this on the discussion board July 17, 2006:

One of my specialist areas is Probus and I thought I would share a little montage that I have put together. We must remember that stylistic changes occur within a mint over the time of a single emperor as well as between mints and it is often necessary to become as familiar as we can with these style differences to be able to determine the correct mint placement for some coins.

Here are some Bust Type Cs (Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right (seen from the rear)) for arrange of mints under Probus including some examples from different periods of output from these mints where I have examples to show. I hope it is evident that there are marked differences to be seen between the mints but also within a single mint just for this short period of production. I have taken a random sample of coins and there are different styles notable between dies from the same period but they are all generally evident that they come from a particular mint at a particular period.

The output of Antioch and Tripolis are notably more crude and eccentric than the output of the other mints,

Similar stylistic differences can be seen for the other

Regards,
Martin3 commentsJoe Sermarini07/25/15 at 09:31*Alex: Great example Joe and nicely done Martin.

Probus Stlyes Montagemaridvnvm posted this on the discussion board July 17, 2006:

One of my specialist areas is Probus and I thought I would share a little montage that I have put together. We must remember that stylistic changes occur within a mint over the time of a single emperor as well as between mints and it is often necessary to become as familiar as we can with these style differences to be able to determine the correct mint placement for some coins.

Here are some Bust Type Cs (Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right (seen from the rear)) for arrange of mints under Probus including some examples from different periods of output from these mints where I have examples to show. I hope it is evident that there are marked differences to be seen between the mints but also within a single mint just for this short period of production. I have taken a random sample of coins and there are different styles notable between dies from the same period but they are all generally evident that they come from a particular mint at a particular period.

The output of Antioch and Tripolis are notably more crude and eccentric than the output of the other mints,

Similar stylistic differences can be seen for the other

Regards,
Martin3 commentsJoe Sermarini07/24/15 at 13:50Matt Inglima: Excellent presentation!

Vespasian RIC 356 and RIC 1553AR denarius
Rome mint, 72-73 AD
RIC 356 (C3), BMC 64, RSC 45
And
Antioch mint, 72-73 AD
RIC 1553 (R3), BMC - , RSC - , RPC -

The first denarius is the common Rome mint example of the priestly implements type. The second coin is the same type struck at Antioch. Notice how the Antioch specimen has the trademark crude lettering style of that mint. Also, the second coin's portrait is reminiscent of contemporary tetradrachms struck in the 'Antioch' style.3 commentsDavid Atherton12/30/14 at 00:46mdelvalle: Excelent, the minted in Antioch, very similar to V...

FEL TEMP REPARATIO from the Forvm CatalogRow 1 Fallen Horseman

Constantius II-Aquileia
Constantius II-Constantinople
Constantius II-Heraclea

Row 2Fallen Horseman

Constantius II-Arles
Constantius II-Thessalonica
Julian II-Sirmium
Julian II-Siscia
Constantius Gallus-Constantinople

Row 3 Barbarian Hut

Constans-Aquileia
Constans-Alexandria
Constantius II-Cyzicus

Row 4 Galley

Constantius II-Thessalonica
Constans-Siscia

Row 5 Galley

Constantius II-Thessalonica
Constantius II-Siscia
Constans-Siscia
Constans-Thessalonica

Row 6 Phoenix

Constantius II-Siscia
Constans-Siscia
2 commentsRandygeki(h2)03/12/12 at 21:00Randygeki(h2): ty Smile

Tripolis mint Probus CLEMENTIA TEMP RIC 928Ant. IMP C MAVR PROBVS AVG, Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust R, seen from the back. CLEMENTIA TEMP, Probus receiving globe from Jupiter. Crescent in field, KA in exe. Tripolis, RIC 928, Common.

A good example of the Tripolis style for this emperor; it's quite distinctive, and quite naturalistic by comparison with other mints.2 commentsRobert_Brenchley06/01/11 at 14:26rexesq: Very interesting, I have not seen any examples fro...

Licinius II, Ae 3 Issues struck in AntiochThe portraits of Licinius II struck in Antioch are quite unusual and never to be confused with any other mint. Note the sharp nose and somewhat pinched features.3 commentsMayadigger06/01/11 at 14:23rexesq: Very clean and defined portrait in this example in...

Constantine- Mint of Rome style!Very stern face, and distinctive nose are a dead give-away for Rome issues of Constantine and Licinius. The impressive cuirass is also quite common, while the drapery from Rome has a distinctive "flourish" to it. Very large bust...

From the Collection of Evan Rankin (Wolfgang336)2 commentswolfgang33606/01/11 at 14:22rexesq: Nice portrait indeed, I don't know why anyone ...

Licinius II, Ae 3 Issues struck in AntiochThe portraits of Licinius II struck in Antioch are quite unusual and never to be confused with any other mint. Note the sharp nose and somewhat pinched features.1 commentsMayadigger06/01/11 at 14:06rexesq: Nice, very interesting portrait!

Elagabal mint of RomeElagabal AD 218-222
Denar RIC 88; C.61; BMC 212; rev. INVICTVS SACEDOS AVG

The star in the left field, a symbol of the sun-god, stands for the mint of Rome (Curtis Clay)1 commentsJochen08/23/10 at 17:25cicerokid: The best recumbant bull I have ever seen

Laodicea ad Mar, loop up from drapery on Julia Domna denariiLaodicea ad Mare is today Latakia, Syria. It was a Phonecian town, refounded by Seleucus I Nicator 301-281 B.C. and renamed after his mother, Laodicea. Coins of Julia Domna from the Laodicea mint can be identified by the loop coming up from her drapery at the neck.5 comments04/17/08 at 18:21maridvnvm: As far as I am aware it is all the AVGVSTA one fro...

Laodicea ad Mar, loop up from drapery on Julia Domna denariiLaodicea ad Mare is today Latakia, Syria. It was a Phonecian town, refounded by Seleucus I Nicator 301-281 B.C. and renamed after his mother, Laodicea. Coins of Julia Domna from the Laodicea mint can be identified by the loop coming up from her drapery at the neck.5 comments04/17/08 at 18:09Katharosteriphos: Did all of Domna's denarii have this loop, if from...

Licinius II, Ae 3 Issues struck in AntiochThe portraits of Licinius II struck in Antioch are quite unusual and never to be confused with any other mint. Note the sharp nose and somewhat pinched features.3 commentsMayadigger09/20/06 at 02:46Mayadigger: Thanks Joe! In each case, the portraits are clean ...

Licinius II, Ae 3 Issues struck in AntiochThe portraits of Licinius II struck in Antioch are quite unusual and never to be confused with any other mint. Note the sharp nose and somewhat pinched features.3 commentsMayadigger09/12/06 at 13:08Joe Sermarini: Interesting. This is exactly the type of post I a...

Constantine- Mint of Rome style!Very stern face, and distinctive nose are a dead give-away for Rome issues of Constantine and Licinius. The impressive cuirass is also quite common, while the drapery from Rome has a distinctive "flourish" to it. Very large bust...

From the Collection of Evan Rankin (Wolfgang336)2 commentswolfgang33601/17/06 at 23:52ancientcoins: great portrait! shame on the person that voted it...

Tripolis mint Probus CLEMENTIA TEMP RIC 928Ant. IMP C MAVR PROBVS AVG, Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust R, seen from the back. CLEMENTIA TEMP, Probus receiving globe from Jupiter. Crescent in field, KA in exe. Tripolis, RIC 928, Common.

A good example of the Tripolis style for this emperor; it's quite distinctive, and quite naturalistic by comparison with other mints.2 commentsRobert_Brenchley11/29/05 at 14:47mauseus: Tripolis portraits also have very large ears usual...

Laodicea ad Mar, loop up from drapery on Julia Domna denariiLaodicea ad Mare is today Latakia, Syria. It was a Phonecian town, refounded by Seleucus I Nicator 301-281 B.C. and renamed after his mother, Laodicea. Coins of Julia Domna from the Laodicea mint can be identified by the loop coming up from her drapery at the neck.5 comments03/01/05 at 15:44Joe Sermarini: Yes, the P-looking loop.

Laodicea ad Mar, loop up from drapery on Julia Domna denariiLaodicea ad Mare is today Latakia, Syria. It was a Phonecian town, refounded by Seleucus I Nicator 301-281 B.C. and renamed after his mother, Laodicea. Coins of Julia Domna from the Laodicea mint can be identified by the loop coming up from her drapery at the neck.5 comments02/16/05 at 07:12ecoli: The Augusta had one cup too many of coffee on this...

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