I have been distracted well away from my collecting focus areas after being offered pickings of a small British private collection. Amonst them...
@Sulla80 - I did collect the Alexandrian Tetradrachms of Probus for a while though I haven't added a coin to that sub-collection for a long time....
I specialise in these eastern issues of Septimius Severus and there is lots of evidence that the engravers didn't speak Latin. There are several...
Quite a strong statement. There is an entire eastern issue of Septimius Severus described as "COS I" listed in RIC and BMCRE. Here is one of about...
Here is a Probus example though the finger isn't as long:- [IMG]
Magnia Urbica, AE Antoninianus. Obv:– MAGNIA VRBICA AVG, Draped bust right on crescent, hair brushed in straight lines, plait carried up the back...
I have a strong leaning to the eastern mint coinage. Here is a small family grouping from a range of eastern mints. Septimius Severus [IMG]...
I don't have any truly interesting variations. These are the closest that I have to being interesting. Constantine the Great - London Obv:– IMP...
I specialise in Probus and particularly his coinage from Lugdunum. Here is an example of a small selection of how I collect. The following are...
I have lots of Probus. I won't kill this thread by posting them.
@Curtis . Nice coin indeed. The number of varieties is indeed enormous. Here is one of my RIC 17s. [IMG] And now from officina 1 instead of...
Obv:– IMP C M AVR PROBVS AVG, Radiate draped and cuirassed bust right Rev:– SPES AVG, Spes standing left, holding flower and raising robe Minted...
Lugdunum has a peculiarity during this issue where the officina marks can be placed in either the left field or the right field and in some...
One of the reverse types made by Probus from the 9th Issue at Lugdunum (January to August A.D. 282 - Bastien dating) is SALVS AVG, Salus standing...
I have too many examples of the Papius types. I don't want to kill the thread with them. The main reason for believing there to be at least 246...
My favourite Juno (another L Papi):- L Papius Denarius Serratus Obv:– Head of Juno Sospita right, wearing goat skin tied under chin. Behind...
It is possible that this was resilvered in more modern times. I know that some collectors chemically resilvered coins in the late 1800s. I have...
Similar to the example illustrated by @Cucumbor but with Cuirass from the rear. [IMG]
The RIC 135s seem more homogenous. The minor deviations seem to occur in the detail of the shield on the floor and the hair of the horseman. My...
I am sure that someone out there is building officina collections for these types. Something that should be fairly possible with enough time and...
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