Probus coins, EQUITI series

I have really begun to be interested in the coins for emperor Probus. And especially find the equiti series fascinating, but also the adventvs series as well. Would really enjoy seeing any Probus coins you have so feel free to pile on.
The first, from the equiti series.
Silvered antoninianus c.281 AD
Ticinum mint, 3rd officina
3.044g 22.4mm
Obv: IMP C PROBVS AVG
Radiate & mantled bust left holding eagle tipped scepter.
Rev: SALVS AVG
Salus stg right feeding snake held in arms.
V left, TXXI in ex. RIC V 499

The second is Probus billion reform antoninianus
Rome mint, 4th officina
3.73g 23mm
Obv: IMP PROBVS AVG
Radiate cuirassed bust
Rev: ADVENTVS AVG
Probus riding left, right hand raised holding scepter, bound captive below. R*/\ in ex.
Have been told star series is for 278 AD.
RIC 155.

 

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Oh dear, here comes the tsunami from maridvnvm

My only probus.


Probus (276-282 AD)
AE silvered Antoninianus
A: IMP CM AVR PROBVS PF AVG, radiate bust in imperial mantle l., holding eagle-tipped sceptre.
R: SOLI INVICTO / CM / XXIT, radiate Sol in spread quadriga, hand risen, holding whip.
22mm
3.8g
Cyzicus, 3rd officina
RIC Vb Cyzicus 911

 

Very nice coins Mith


PROBUS Antoninianus
OBVERSE: IMP PROBVS AVG, radiate mantled bust left holding eagle-tipped sceptre
REVERSE: SOLI INVICTO, Sol in galloping quadriga left, R-thunderbolt-B in ex.
Struck at Rome, 275-6 AD
4.2g, 24mm
RIC 202

PROBUS Antoninianus
OBVERSE: IMP PROBVS P F AVG, radiate cuirassed bust right
REVERSE: ADVENTVS AVG, Probus on horseback left, holding sceptre & right hand held high in return salute; at left, under hoof, a captive looks on, R-thunderbolt-Z in ex.
Struck at Rome, 279 AD
3.3g, 21mm
RIC 155

PROBUS Antoninianus
OBVERSE: IMP PROBVS P F AVG-Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right
REVERSE: CONCORDIA MILITVM Exe: /XXIVI - Probus standing left on right, holding scepter, receiving wreath from Victory to left
Struck at Siscia, 277 AD
4.2g, 21mm
RIC V 666

PROBUS Antoninianus
OBVERSE:IMP C M AVR PROBVS P F AVG, radiate, mantled & cuirassed bust left holding eagle-tipped sceptre
REVERSE: SOLI INVICTO, Sol in spread quadriga, holding globe and raising right hand. Mintmark KA Delta
Struck at Serdica, 276-282 AD
3.2g, 24mm
RIC V 861, D

PROBUS Tetradrachm
OBVERSE: A K M AVP PPO-BOC CEB, laureate cuirassed bust right
REVERSE: L to left, Γ to right, eagle standing left, head right with wreath in its beak
Struck at Alexandria, Egypt, 277-278 AD
6.78g, 19mm
Milne 4566, Emmett 3985

 

http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/equiti.html
My set of six from Ticinum and three of the Rome mint series (I never completed it) is shown on the above 1999 page on the subject. I was told once by a dealer that these were very rare and I would never build a set. A little research showed that the coins were there but rather few dealers understood what they were. Something to watch for is the first Ticinum series that used AEQVIT rather than EQVITI. I have none of them.

 

Very nice coins everyone! I actually used your page to help me gain a little understanding of the series when I first learned of it dougsmit. And I have noticed they are not easy to search for since many aren't listed as (a)equiti series. Not sure I'm gonna go the route of trying to acquire a set since it seems it would be very difficult to do, but the whole idea that the series exists and the mystery of it is very intriguing. I also enjoy many of his coins outside of the series as well too.

 

Watch this..

 

I will avoid the Probus tsunami as I am sure people don't want that. I have a collection of Probus coins from all the mints though my primary focus areas are Lugdunum, 2nd issue from Rome and Alexandria.

Compiling a Rome mint AEQVITI set is the simplest and there are very few variations to distract you along the way. Though there are a couple of options for the ending TI coins.

The Ticinum series are quite a bit more complicated. Getting a set of coins to spell EQVITI is relatively straight forward. I did collect these a few years ago. It then depends on how strict you want to be with yourself as to the definition of a "set". A range of coins spelling out the codeword or a set of coins from the same emission/issue spelling out the codeword or a set from the same emission with matching obverse legends or a "matched" set from the same emission with matching obverse legends.

G/< at the probvs.net website put the following page together providing a tabular view of some of the options with these coins.

http://probvs.net/probvs/e-equiti.html

Regards,
Martin

 

Probus AE Antoninianus. Cyzicus. 276-282 AD, 3.3g, 23.76mm

OBV: IMP CM AVR PROBVS PF AVG, Radiate bust left, wearing imperial mantle, holding sceptre surmounted by eagle.

REV: SOLI INVICTO, Sol in spread quadriga facing. CM between quadriga. Mintmark XXIA.

REF: RIC V 911

 

I have not explored the coinage of Probus, but I can share this one Alexandrian tet, purchased solely for it's eye appeal...

 

While I was aware of the Probus site and have enjoyed it, I was not aware of the equiti page. It was coded without a link back to the main and I could not find the path from main to it either. Every so often I discovered I forgot to add links where they belong so I can't be too critical here. If you visit the above link, the page will make more sense if you click on the active words that take you to photos of the coins in that section. Specialists know these by emission numbers but I am better served by 'the ones with a star in the field' or the like.

I noted that links to my pages were all dead since they used the ancients.info addresses I abandoned years ago. There is also a note on the contact page stating that he was not able to handle email due to illness. This might be a site you want to download the parts of value to you. A big problem with the Internet is that sites of value often go away but the absolute trash lasts forever.

 

I provided a direct link to the sub-page as the method for getting there is as follows:-

Go to the site:-

http://probvs.net/probvs/

Scroll down through the RIC numbers until you see one with the letters marked alongside e.g. RIC 168, RIC 187 etc.

Click on this RIC number to see the matching RIC entries captured.

Scroll down to find an AEQVITI or EQVITI coin.

On the RIC 187 coins G/< added the following text:-

This coin is part of the AEQVITI series of Rome, where the AEQVITI links to the sub-page.

G/< keeps the pages alive by paying his hosting fees but doesn't maintain the pages or add to them any more.

Regards,
Martin

 

Just in case someone here is new to Probus, we should point out that his coinage is unusual if not unique in the ridiculous variety of obverse details available. Many rulers have many reverses but it seems like Probus must have owned more suits of armor, more shields and been willing to be shown in more different poses than the rest of the emperors combined. My favorites are the military busts but there are just too many to dream of getting them all.

 

Wow => great new additions, mithridates (congrats) ...

Oh, and obviously there are numerous great examples by everybody else (wow, a couple of you guys certainly know a whole lot about Probus coins, eh?) ...

Hmmm, for some odd reason I haven't really been drawn towards Probus too much ... all I have are these two very humble examples (a raunchy antoninianus and a grungy ol' Alexandrian Tet)

a raunchy antoninianus


a grungy ol' Alexandrian Tet

 

Probus really does have some interesting coins, and I particularly like the bust varieties. One of the helmeted ones with a spear is on the ol' want list. I have one from the EQVITI series that I haven't gotten around to photographing, a Q from the 2nd officina of the Ticinium mint.

I doubt I'm ever going to be a big Probus collector, but I'm glad to have this ADVENTVS, which is my favorite coin of his.


PROBUS
AE Antoninianus
4.18g, 22.6mm
Rome mint, 279 AD.
RIC 157; Sear 11953.
O: IMP PROBVS PF AVG, radiate cuirassed bust right.
R: ADVENTVS AVG, Emperor on horseback left, raising right hand & holding a sceptre in the left, treading down a captive seated on ground to left, R crescent Z in ex.

 

Fantastic coins everyone! Thank you. I have noticed a lot of different obverses, which interest me as does the adventvs series. But also he is one of my favorite emperors as well. Also thank you for the link @maridvnvm.

 

I'd like to get a crescent moon adventvs as some of you have as well. Definitely on my want list. Very nice coins you guys.

 

My two Probus

 

Nice, well detail dlhill.

 

Nice dlhill!

 

The two X are distant on the exergue of this Probus ? Watch..