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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;maridvnvm, post: 2322926, member: 31620&quot;]The &quot;MARTI VICTORI AVG, Mars standing left, holding laurel-branch and spear, shield behind&quot; type is one of the scarcer reverse types for Probus at Lugdunum. Using the Bastien timeline it only appears in Emission/Issue 7 dated to Summer A.D. 281 and only produced by Officina 2 (//II).</p><p><br /></p><p>There are two obverse legends associated with it -</p><p><br /></p><p>IMP C M AVR PROBVS AVG only known with the Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from the rear. I managed to obtain an example a few years back.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_132vv_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>and IMP C PROBVS • P • F • AVG, which is known with three bust types - Radiate, cuirassed bust right, Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from the rear and Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from the front.</p><p><br /></p><p>I bought myself an upgarde to my old example of this coin with the cuirassed bust.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_132xq_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>My old example was an ugly beast.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI%20132ta%20img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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