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Lato, jak wiadomo, to nie jest dobry sezon na polowanie, ale mimo wszystko udało mi się ustrzelić kilka sympatycznych Probusów:
1.
OBVERSE: IMP C M AVR PROBVS AVG
REVERSE: FELICITAS AVG
BUST TYPE: A = Radiate, cuirassed and draped bust right, seen from front
FIELD / EXERGUE MARKS: -/E//XXI
WEIGHT 3.84g / WIDTH 20mm
RIC 675
ALFOLDI 028.001 (4 EX.)
COLLECTION NO. 1267
2.
OBVERSE: IMP PROBO INVICTO AVG
REVERSE: CONCORD AVG
BUST TYPE: F1 = Radiate, cuirassed bust left, holding spear and shield
FIELD / EXERGUE MARKS: --//SXXT
WEIGHT 3.81g / WIDTH 22mm
RIC: 324
COLLECTION NO. 1268
Note: very rare obverse legend (INVICTO), especially at Ticinum (similar pompous legends with INVICTVS, PIVS, PERPETVO, DEO ET DOMINO etc. were - for the most part - struck only at Serdica); shield decorated with Gorgoneion.
Only the 6th specimen of this type known to me.
3.
OBVERSE: VIRTVS PROBI AVG
REVERSE: FIDES MILIT
BUST TYPE: F19 = Radiate, heroically nude bust left, holding aegis and spear, seen from rear
FIELD / EXERGUE MARKS: --//VIXXT
WEIGHT 4.10g / DIAMETER: 20mm
RIC: 366 VAR. (F19 BUST UNLISTED)
COLLECTION NO. 1269
NOTE: Scarce and desirable bust type.
REVERSE VARIANT WITH FIDES STANDING LEFT; SEE ALSO MY SPECIMEN NO. 948 WITH MUCH RARER VARIANT OF FIDES STANDING RIGHT (ONLY ONE REVERSE DIE OF THE FIDES STANDING TO RIGHT VARIANT EXISTS).
4.
OBVERSE: IMP C M AVR PROBVS AVG
REVERSE: SOLI INVICTO
BUST TYPE: H4 = Radiate bust right in imperial mantle (toga picta and tunica palmata), holding scipio
FIELD / EXERGUE MARKS: --//S
WEIGHT 3.56g / WIDTH 22mm
RIC 862 VAR. (H4 BUST AND "S" MINTMARK UNLISTED)
COLLECTION NO. 1266
Scarce and desirable bust type; This coin was struct at Serdica during the brief and scarce 3rd emmission (phase B with latin mintmarks).
NOTE: only 8th specimen of this type known to me