Probus full silvering one side none the other, any ideas?

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I do have coins other than provincials.

This one is not in the best of shape but a neat reverse rype.

Probus Silvered AE Antoninianus. Serdica Mint, 277 AD.
Obv: IMP C M AVR PROBVS AVG, radiate, cuirassed bust right.
Rev: VIRTVS PROBI AVG, Emperor galloping right, spearing enemy whose shield lies beneath horse. Mintmark KAA

 

This coin ends PIVS AVG which is much more desirable.

 

I'll pile on with this one...

 

WOW some great Probus coins and comments on this thread, has opened my eyes to just how popular his coins are to a wide range of collectors.

 

Some of my Probus coins:

 

Some really nice coins, all with great portraits.

 

I agree with @zumbly and @TJC . It looks like the obverse is silvered but tarnished (toned).

 

Some of my (humble) Probus coins.

 

Very nice coins, I especially like the young Probus portrait on the Virtus, second from top.

 

Love that coin, great patina.

 

@Ancient Aussie
Ex David Sears

 

Just now noticing the even distance between the edge of coin and rim of dots on these Probi.

 

Great Probus thread! Great coins all!! Here is another!

Probus / Mars Ant

 

Great coin, love that Mars. Looks like still has heaps of silvering.

 

A couple more bought in the last year...

Obv:– IMP C PROBVS • P • F • AVG, Radiate, cuirassed bust right
Rev:– COMITI PORBI(sic) AVG, Minerva standing left, holding olive-branch and spear and resting left hand on shield
Mint – Lugdunum (I in exe) Emission 7 Officina 1. A.D. 280
Reference:– Cohen -. Bastien 315 (example c). RIC 69 Bust type F var (PORBI in error not listed in RIC)

One of the examples cited by Bastien of 315 - the standard PROBI coin, 315c - Voetter, is also PORBI from the same reverse die. No examples cited in Bastien Suppl. II.

3.76 gms



Obv:– IMP C M AVR PROBVS AVG, Radiate cuirassed bust right
Rev:– SECVRITAS ORBIS, Securitas standing left, legs crossed, leaning on column, holding right sceptre
Minted in Lugdunum (I in exe) Emission 2, Officina 1. November – December 276 A.D.
Reference:– Bastien 165. RIC 49 Bust type F (Scarce)

 

Both great rare coins, unusual portrait on the securitas, very nice with nearly full silvering.

 

This is the earliest Lugdunum style for Probus.

These two are contemporary with it. These are dated from November to December A.D. 276



The style changes a little in the following issue (Emission 3 Minted Start A.D. 277). This is fairly typical for the next couple of emissions and then it changes quite noticably.




The later style is much more refined.

 

Some beautiful coins you have there, I note all those portrait styles he looks younger than my OP.

 

Lugdunum had 9 emissions. The last of which used A, B, C and D in the fields as officina identifiers.

The following coin is the only reverse die coin of Probus that uses these letters but in exe. and is likely to be the most mature portrait of Probus from Lugdunum. I believe it to be one of only five examples known all from the same die pair.

Probus
Obv:– IMP C PROBVS • P • F • AVG, Radiate, cuirassed bust right
Rev:– TEMPOR FELICIT, Felicitas standing right, holding caduceus and cornucopiae
Minted in Lugdunum (B in exe) Emission 9, Officina 1. January to August A.D. 282
Reference:– Cohen 727. Bastien 439. RIC 129 var. Bust type F

3.34 gms