Anyone know what this is?

Does anyone have any idea what this is?

 

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Roman provincial coin of Emperor Probus, a potin tetradrachm struck in Alexandria, Egypt. Year 5, 279-280. Reference: Emmett 3984(5)

 

Thanks! I need to get a case for it.

 

Great looking coin :bow:

 

Thank you.

I'm just beginning to get involved with coins. I saw it at an auction. Knew it was very old, but nothing else. Picked it up for $60 U.S. Probably overpaid but I don't care. It's cool just to have it.

 

Nice coin

See mine below, same but one year before (Emmet # 3983)

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$60 is a pretty good price for that. Its a very pleasing specimen.

 

Thank you. I hope I'm having some beginner's luck working for me.

Cumbor, that's the first Probus I've seen with the bird on the reverse side like mine.

What kind of bird is that anyway?

 

Its an eagle. And that reverse for Probus is actually pretty common. I've seen plenty. Emmett ranks all of the eagle tetradrachms as most common, save for two rare date/die combinations.

 

nice coin