17.
OBVERSE: IMP C M AVR PROBVS P AVG
REVERSE: VIRTVS AVGVSTI (Roma dressed as amazon resting on shield and holding Spear)
BUST TYPE: H2 = radiate bust left in consular robe, holding eagle-tipped sceptre (scipio)
FIELD / EXERGUE MARKS: -/-//RE
WEIGHT 3.08g / AXIS: 6h / WIDTH 23mm
RIC: 239 VAR. (RE MINTMARK UNLISTED)
J.Guillemain, MPR 229 (1 EX.)
S.Estiot, Ph.Gysen RN 2006 (7 ex.)
Collection no. 1145
NOTE: scarce and desirable reverse type. Although RIC describes this type as "soldier resting on shield (...)" on better preserved specimens a nude breast is clearly visible, which effectively precludes a reference to a soldier. According to S.Estiot this is a personification of Roma dressed as amazon (hence the nude breast).
18.
OBVERSE: VIRTVS PROBI AVG
REVERSE: ROMAE AETERNAE
BUST TYPE: E1 = radiate, cuirassed and helmeted bust left, holding spear and shield
FIELD / EXERGUE MARKS: -/-//R
WEIGHT 2.85g / AXIS: 5h / DIAMETER: 21-24mm
RIC: 196
J.GUILLEMAIN, MONETAZIONE DI PROBO A ROMA (276-282 d.C.), 2009: 097 (only 1 ex. cited!)
COLLECTION NO. 1135
NOTE: shield decorated with Gorgoneion (very rare shield decoration for Rome)
19.
OBVERSE: IMP C PROBVS AVG
REVERSE: ADVENTVS PROBI AVG
BUST TYPE: E1 = radiate, cuirassed and helmeted bust left, holding spear and shield
FIELD / EXERGUE MARKS: --//RΓ
WEIGHT 4.04g / AXIS: 12h / WIDTH 21-23mm
RIC: 164 VAR. (MINTMARK UNLISTED)
J.GUILLEMAIN, MONETAZIONE DI PROBO A ROMA (276-282 d.C.), 2009: 202 (11 EX.)
L’ATELIER DE ROME AU DEBUT DU REGNE DE PROBUS (276-277). CORPUS ET DOCUMENTS INEDITS, 2006, S. ESTIOT, P.GYSEN: 15 EX.
COLLECTION NO. 1169
Ex M. Griffiths collection
20.
OBVERSE: 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: RΓ
WEIGHT 3.62g / AXIS: 12h / WIDTH 23-24mm
RIC: 190 VAR. (UNLISTED WITH A BUST)
J.Guillemain, MPR: 136 (6 ex. cited)
S.Estiot, Ph.Gysen RN 2006 (5 ex. cited)
Collection no. 1166
Ex M. Griffiths collection