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<p>[QUOTE="Bing, post: 4302273, member: 44132"]Recently I acquired this very nice Probus from one of our own. It is a spectacular example. Well struck and centered, with much of the silver wash still remaining. Most of you all know me, and I'd haggle over haggling normally. But once I set eyes on this coin, I offered the full asking price and I wasn't disappointed when it arrive. And it was struck at a mint that is not in my collection until now. Take a gander:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1094793[/ATTACH] </p><p>PROBUS</p><p>AE Silvered Antoninianus</p><p>OBVERSE: IMP C M AVR PROBVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind </p><p>REVERSE: CLEMENTIA TEMP dot, Emperor standing right, holding eagle-tipped sceptre, receiving globe from Jupiter, holding scepter. Crescent in lower center Mintmark KA</p><p>Struck at Tripolis mint, 277 AD</p><p>4g, 22mm</p><p>RIC 928, crescent</p><p>ex Warren Etsy</p><p><br /></p><p>I know we see a lot of Probus coins, but coins minted while he was Augustus have many interesting varieties. Post you favorite Probus or any other coin struck at Tripolis.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bing, post: 4302273, member: 44132"]Recently I acquired this very nice Probus from one of our own. It is a spectacular example. Well struck and centered, with much of the silver wash still remaining. Most of you all know me, and I'd haggle over haggling normally. But once I set eyes on this coin, I offered the full asking price and I wasn't disappointed when it arrive. And it was struck at a mint that is not in my collection until now. Take a gander: [ATTACH=full]1094793[/ATTACH] PROBUS AE Silvered Antoninianus OBVERSE: IMP C M AVR PROBVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind REVERSE: CLEMENTIA TEMP dot, Emperor standing right, holding eagle-tipped sceptre, receiving globe from Jupiter, holding scepter. Crescent in lower center Mintmark KA Struck at Tripolis mint, 277 AD 4g, 22mm RIC 928, crescent ex Warren Etsy I know we see a lot of Probus coins, but coins minted while he was Augustus have many interesting varieties. Post you favorite Probus or any other coin struck at Tripolis.[/QUOTE]
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