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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;maridvnvm, post: 1990463, member: 31620&quot;]Here is my latest addition to my specialis collection of the Antoniniani of Probus from the Lugdunum mint. I don&#039;t get to add many of these coins to my collection.</p><p><br /></p><p>Lugdunum produced a short issue to commemorate Probus travelling through Lugdunum at the start of the summer of A.D. 277 travelling with his army from Asia to battle in the Rhine. My coin below comes from the next emission, dating End A.D. 277 to Early A.D. 278 which was produced to celebrate the return of Probus after his victories in Gaul and contains a very wide range of bust types that had been notably missing from the output of Lugdunum up to that point.</p><p><br /></p><p>Probus Ant.</p><p>Obv:– VIRTVS PROBI AVG, Radiate, helmeted, cuirassed bust left, holding spear and shield</p><p>Rev:– ADVENTVS PROBI AVG, Emperor, riding left, right hand raised, left holding sceptre; at foot, captive</p><p>Mint – Lugdunum (//III) Emission 5, Officina 3. End A. D. 277 to Early A.D. 278</p><p>Reference:– RIC 64 Bust Type G var (officina), Cohen 69, Bastien 226 (1 example cited, which would appear to be from the same die pair as my new example)</p><p>Some silvering remaining.</p><p><br /></p><p>3.35 gms. 180 degrees. 22.19 mm.</p><p><br /></p><p>A lone metal detector find from the Ely area in Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_132wv_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>Martin[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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