Since this thread I have acquired another variant of the OP coin for my hoard. This had been on offer at a fixed price but the seller had turned...
There are lots of dots on the shorter obverse legends for Probus from Lugdunum. IMP PROBVS Dot P Dot F Dot AVG [IMG] IMP Dot PROBVS AVG [IMG]
BONA SPES Dot [IMG] BONAE SPEI Dot Dot [IMG] MONETA Dot Dot AVG [IMG] [IMG] MONET Dot A Dot E [IMG] MINER VICT Dot Dot [IMG] All from Emesa....
SE Dot V on obverse (this happens on many if these dies) and after AVG on reverse [IMG] VICT dot AVG [IMG] GEM Dot M Dot V Dot [IMG] SPEI Dot...
I do. Only one. Same reverse die. [IMG]
The obverse die is fixed in a collar on a base / anvil. The blank flan is placed on the obverse die. The reverse die is moved in to place above...
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