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Message:: [QUOTE="Ronalovich, post: 8077428, member: 131529"]For all you Probus Posters, here's a bonus coin:<img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/ZPVx_IRq-nlflkTjDh3X55TlWHeJQlNOx1nftcYgXdF5QXnSazoCnGJ-G-i_6SYss_Zw7YkzbRtBAupV_drQX6wWpn-jb5Qqwvm0inu09cVx74its2FL1LjVqxj_5S1jg8cQoYOP" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> Roman Empire, Probus AE Antoninianus. Third Officina of Rome, Third Emission (278 AD). RIC V Probus 157 Obverse: IMP PROBVS AVG. Cuirassed, radiate, and helmeted bust left, holding shield and spear over shoulder. Reverse: ADVENTVS AVG. Probus, riding left, arm raised in salute and holding sceptre in left arm; captive at feet. R * Γ in exergue. Comments: Silvering in places. This reverse type is shared across the coinage of many Roman emperors, and it allows us to track their movements. The adventus itself was a ceremony held whenever an emperor arrived in a city. A greeting party would meet the emperor and his entourage outside the city before escorting them inside the walls. Games and celebrations were held, and it is likely that coins of this type were given to the citizens as a donative. With the 278 date, this coin may have been struck in honor of Probus’ return to the city of Rome after his successful campaign in Gaul against the Alemanni and Longiones. [/QUOTE]