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<p>[QUOTE="britannia40, post: 3172065, member: 74818"]Sorry for the late reply and getting back. I have been traveling and had little time for research. I believe I was able to find both of these but I didn't just want to leave it without posting my findings.</p><p><br /></p><p>I believe the first one is a variant of (I say variant be cause all matches but the club is at an angle on the obverse where in wildwinds the club is straight)</p><p><br /></p><p>Probus. AE Antoninianus.</p><p>VIRTVS PROBI AVG, radiate, helmeted, cuirassed bust left,</p><p>holding spear and shield</p><p>HERCVLI PACIF, Hercules standing left, holding olive-branch,</p><p>club and lion's skin.</p><p>VXXT in ex.</p><p>RIC V-2 Ticinum 376, rated scarce</p><p><br /></p><p>The second one I have as</p><p><br /></p><p>Maximiam Herculius, Billon Tetradrachm, Alexandria Mint 286-287 AD, Obverse: Laureate bust r, wearing paludamentum and cuirass ΑΚΜΑΟVΑΜΑΞΙΜΙΑΝΟCCΕΒ, Reverse: Elpis standing l, holding flower and raising skirt of chiton. In field L B star over B. Dattari 5873 and Haatvedt 1297[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="britannia40, post: 3172065, member: 74818"]Sorry for the late reply and getting back. I have been traveling and had little time for research. I believe I was able to find both of these but I didn't just want to leave it without posting my findings. I believe the first one is a variant of (I say variant be cause all matches but the club is at an angle on the obverse where in wildwinds the club is straight) Probus. AE Antoninianus. VIRTVS PROBI AVG, radiate, helmeted, cuirassed bust left, holding spear and shield HERCVLI PACIF, Hercules standing left, holding olive-branch, club and lion's skin. VXXT in ex. RIC V-2 Ticinum 376, rated scarce The second one I have as Maximiam Herculius, Billon Tetradrachm, Alexandria Mint 286-287 AD, Obverse: Laureate bust r, wearing paludamentum and cuirass ΑΚΜΑΟVΑΜΑΞΙΜΙΑΝΟCCΕΒ, Reverse: Elpis standing l, holding flower and raising skirt of chiton. In field L B star over B. Dattari 5873 and Haatvedt 1297[/QUOTE]
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