Things have been quiet on the buying front recently. I have bought myself three Probus coins, more out of habit rather than them being anything interesting. I am just a sucker for these coins when they are fully or nearly fully silvered. These three coins all have decent details and lots of silvering remaining. Obv:– PROBVS P F AVG, Radiate, cuirassed bust right Rev:– VICTORIA AVG, Victory advancing left, holding wreath and trophy Minted in Rome (R Thunderbolt S) Emission 6 Officina 6. A.D. 281 Reference:– RIC 215 Bust type F Obv:– IMP PROBVS AVG, Radiate bust left in imperial mantle, holding sceptre surmounted by eagle Rev:– ROMAE AETER, Roma seated in temple, holding Victory and sceptre Minted in Rome (R Dotted Crescent B) Emission 4 Officina 2. A.D. 279 Reference:– RIC 185 Bust type H Obv:– IMP C M AVR PROBVS P F AVG, Radiate bust left in consular robe holding eagle-tipped scepter in left Rev:– SOLI INVICTO, Sol in a spread quadriga facing, radiate, cloak billowing out behind, raising right hand, holding whip in left Mint – Cyzicus (CM / XXI) Emission 3, Officina 280 Reference:– RIC 911 Bust Type H
nicely silvered probi martin, the second rome coin has a great obverse...nice details and dead on centered.
Nice additions. Sometimes its nice to just buy something even if its not special in some way. Did that over a month ago. Heck the greek I posted recently was one of them.
I hear you Martin. I don't even collect Probus but bought one a couple of months ago just like your third coin but opposite, the obverse of mine is completely silver with the reverse being somewhat mottled. Our two coins could be bookends.
I like all three. Great silvering. Cool thunderbolt in the exergue, temple coins are cool, and horses in quadriga 3-d ain't so bad either.
Man, those are some sweet-n-silvery pickups, my friend (congrats) ... ummm Martin, I'd post my only Probus, but even I'm getting sick of seeing it!! Thanks for showing us your cool new additions (geeesh, I love your coins!!)
Two of my nicer Probus coins: PROBUS Antoninianus OBVERSE: IMP PROBVS AVG, radiate mantled bust left holding eagle-tipped sceptre REVERSE: SOLI INVICTO, Sol in galloping quadriga left, R-thunderbolt-B in ex. Struck at Rome, 275-6 AD 4.2g, 24mm RIC 202 PROBUS Tetradrachm OBVERSE: A K M AVP PPO-BOC CEB, laureate cuirassed bust right REVERSE: L to left, Γ to right, eagle standing left, head right with wreath in its beak Struck at Alexandria, Egypt, 277-278 AD 6.78g, 19mm Milne 4566, Emmett 3985
In the 1990's it seemed there must have been a hoard being disbursed and I got several part silvered coins of Probus for what seemed like reasonable prices. I soon discovered that part silvered coins are not the easiest to photograph. I do tend to prefer coins that I believe I will be able to shoot successfully and these gave me an attitude about part silvered coins. Still, it is not all that easy to find really nice coins with no silver. Below are nine of my Probus coins I like and one that really does not belong here. Who can point out the 'ringer' that should not be shown here?
