Probus Antoninianus

OBV: IMP C M AVR PROBVS P F AVG, Radiate, cuirassed bust right. Wide ties
REV: ADVENTVS PROBI AVG, Emperor riding left, right hand raised, left holding sceptre; captive at foot
R star stigma mint mark
278AD
24mm
RIC 160Ff; MPR287(1ex.); NOT in PROBVS.NET


Purchased from Mike Vosper, had it listed as Very-rare

 

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Nice find.


Probus (276 - 282 A.D.)
Æ(S) 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, A.D. 280, 3rd officina
RIC Vb Cyzicus 911

 

Very nice @Yorkshire. Mine, from Rome, needs a little help:

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

 

Fun coin! And a cool reverse ta boot
I recently upgraded my Probert:

Probus
AD276-282.Antioch Antoninianus Æ silvered 20mm., 3,42g. IMP C M AVR PROVBS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right / RESTITVT ORBIS, female personification of Orbis Terrarumstanding, facing right, holding wreath, emperor standing, facing left, holding globe and scepter, ЄΔ between, XXI in exergue. very fine RIC 925.

 

Nice one.
I have a couple of 160s from the earlier 2nd emission.

Bust Type C (Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from the front)
RA



Bust Type F (Radiate, cuirassed bust right)
Same officina as the OP coin.

 

And some other RIC entries..

RIC 161s
Bust Type F, R in exe

Bust Type F, RD in exe

RIC 164
Bust Type G, RG in exe

RIC 166
Bust Type G, R in exe

Bust Type G, RD in exe

Regards,
Martin

 

PROBUS


RI Probus 276-282 CE Ant 21mm Rome mint captive on ground Riding Horse in ex R-Thunderbolt-Z RIC 155

 

Very nice type that I hope to obtain at some point...

I have a Probus with a Victory reverse that I am fond of..

 

Nice new addition. I just won this one at the Leu auction today.

Probus, Antoninianus (Silvered bronze, 24 mm, 3.39 g), Rome, 282. PROBVS P F AVG Radiate and cuirassed bust of Probus to right. Rev. IOVI CONS PROB AVG / R(thunderbolt)B, Jupiter standing front, head to left, holding thunderbolt in his right hand and scepter in his left. Cohen 305. RIC 175

 

Beautiful coins. My Probus again (and again )



Probus, silvered antoninianus
Rome mint, 7th officina
279 AD
23.5 mm, 3.7g
Obv. IMP PRO-BVS AVG, Bust of Probus, radiate and cuirassed, facing right
Rev. ADVEN-TVS AVG, Probus, in military attire, on horseback left, raising his right hand in salute and holding sceptre in his left; to left, seated captive; in exergue: R, crescent, ς
RIC V 157

 

Nice coins everyone!

RIC 58 Rome

 

One of the more interesting bust types. One of the first coins I ever acquired.

 

Here is my coin of Probus. It is not in any major reference. It may be up on the Probvs.net site now. It is the only one known.




PROBUS, 276-282. Münzstätte Cyzicus. Ein 2. Exemplar, jedoch CLEMENTIA TEMP/Q/XXI. 3,82 g.
Das einzige, bekannte Exemplar. Schön
Erworben im Dezember 2016.
From: The Phillipe Gysen Collection
Ex: Paul Francis Jacquier Auction #45 September 14, 2018

 

Going back to the OP coin.

There are various ADVENTVS legends used with Probus. It is thought that the ADVENTVS PROBI AVG legend is celebrating the arrival of Probus as the city issuing the coin. ADVENTVS AVG types are thought to be less specific about the actual arrival of the emperor at this city.

As I have already shown above, I have a bit of an interest in this type.

I also have a particular leaning towards Lugdunum (I have no idea why!). I will share some coins that are believed to add to the historical story of Probus.

This first coin comes from a short issue made to commemorate Probus travelling through Lugdunum at the start of the summer of A.D. 277 travelling with his army from Asia to battle in the Rhine.

The coins from Lugdunum up to this point all have quite plain Radiate, cuirassed busts. The portrait style of this coin is entirely consistent with the other coins from the same issue, which is used to confirm the dating.


The next coins come from an issue dated to End A.D. 277 to Early A.D. 278. These coins are thought to celebrate the successful return of the emperor to Lugdunum after defeating the Gauls in the Rhine on his way back to Rome.

Lugdunum introduced a whole host of much more elaborate bust types for this celebratory issue.


The issues incorporates a range of other reverses that reinforce the political message that Probus has successfully defeated the Gauls.
ABVNDANTIA AVG

MARS VICTOR

TEMPOR FELICI

VIRTVS AVG

I like trying to place the coins into some historical context

 

Some other ADVENTVS coins from other mints:-

Rome:-

Siscia:-

 

Probus


RI Probus 276-282 CE BI Ant 2.80g trophy 2 captives
Cohen 768

 

lovely coins all

And thank you for that post was a good read and great collection of probus you have there

 

Thanks, though it is only a very small proportion of my Probus collection.

If you are really interested then I can point you at more of it.
I have so many coins from Lugdunum that I have broken my galleries down by Issue / Emission.
Emission 1 through 9 as follows:-
1 - https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=138
2 - https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=6755
3 - https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=6754
4 - https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=6753
5 - https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=6757
6 - https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=6758
7 - https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=6756
8 - https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=6752
9 - https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=6751
I collect other mints too. Here are a couple of other mints. I won't bore you with all of them but enough to give you an idea.
Rome:-
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=547
Alexandria:-
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=1721

Regards,
Martin

 

Nice coin.

 

Nice Probus with always popular reverse: emperor on horseback.
My latest Probus in the collection, Sol in frontal and holding globe and whip: