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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;barnaba6, post: 8273538, member: 115816&quot;]Here is also a very interesting bust type from Lugdunum, although from the 9th emmission rather than the 5th emmission. It&#039;s one of my favorite coins from Lugdunum:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1460477[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This coin is not listed neither in RIC nor in Bastien&#039;s original catalogue. It is however listed (this very example!) in Bastien&#039;s SUPPLEMENT II under no. 372β</p><p><br /></p><p>What makes the coin highly interesting is of course the extremely rare and desirable consular bust with emperor&#039;s right hand raised.</p><p><br /></p><p>The coin comes from the collection of my numismatic master and friend the late Philippe Gysen, ex Italo Vecchi, London Auktion 7 (1997), lot 1009.</p><p><br /></p><p>The coin in question is currently offered on auction together with 92 other coins from my specialized Probus and Aurelian collection: </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://rda.onebid.pl/en/coins-roman-empire-aurelian-antoninian-lugdunum/1175688" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://rda.onebid.pl/en/coins-roman-empire-aurelian-antoninian-lugdunum/1175688" rel="nofollow">Roman Empire, Aurelian, Antoninian Lugdunum - Online auction / Online bidding - Price (onebid.pl)</a></p><p><br /></p><p>For more information about the auction please see the link below:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.cointalk.com/threads/rare-probus-and-aurelian-coins-on-auction-on-10th-april.394637/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/threads/rare-probus-and-aurelian-coins-on-auction-on-10th-april.394637/">www.cointalk.com/threads/rare-probus-and-aurelian-coins-on-auction-on-10th-april.394637/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>For anyone interested in Probus&#039; life and coinage in general I highly recommend the below excellent biography of the emperor Probus written by prof. Kaczanowicz, downloadable for free!</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.academia.edu/39735715/Probus_the_Emperor?email_work_card=view-paper" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.academia.edu/39735715/Probus_the_Emperor?email_work_card=view-paper" rel="nofollow">(PDF) Probus the Emperor | Wiesław Kaczanowicz - Academia.edu</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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