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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 3708008, member: 19463"]I have a love/hate relationship with the coins of Probus. There are many interesting reverses and even more fancy obverses. That man had more suits of clothes than the next ten emperors combined! Unfortunately, high grade coins are often a bit ugly due to patchy silver remaining. Coins retaining 100% of their silver are unusual and those with 50% can be really hard to photograph. </p><p><br /></p><p>Ticinum is certainly the mint of choice IMHO but there are several others that come close in my way of seeing things. A collector can have a hundred different coins of Probus and still not have anything rare or even with an ordinary 'bust right' obverse.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]993928[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]993929[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]993930[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]993931[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]993932[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]993933[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 3708008, member: 19463"]I have a love/hate relationship with the coins of Probus. There are many interesting reverses and even more fancy obverses. That man had more suits of clothes than the next ten emperors combined! Unfortunately, high grade coins are often a bit ugly due to patchy silver remaining. Coins retaining 100% of their silver are unusual and those with 50% can be really hard to photograph. Ticinum is certainly the mint of choice IMHO but there are several others that come close in my way of seeing things. A collector can have a hundred different coins of Probus and still not have anything rare or even with an ordinary 'bust right' obverse. [ATTACH=full]993928[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]993929[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]993930[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]993931[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]993932[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]993933[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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