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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 7776413, member: 19463"]I might like this site better if I read French:</p><p><a href="https://www.probuscoins.fr/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.probuscoins.fr/" rel="nofollow">https://www.probuscoins.fr/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>The one below was written before you were born by an amateur who admitted then that he knew little and has not updated the page for years making it less useful for your coin. That amateur is I. </p><p><br /></p><p>In many cases we have to rely on data posted by coin dealers but even the best of them make errors especially when dealing with cheap coins that are not their main source of income.</p><p><a href="https://cngcoins.com/Search.aspx?IS_ADVANCED=1&ITEM_IS_SOLD=1&ITEM_DESC=probus+tripolis&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_1=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_2=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_3=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_4=1&TABS_TYPE=1&CONTAINER_NAME=&CONTAINER_TYPE_ID=1&VIEW_TYPE=0&MAX_COUNT=10000&PAGE=1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://cngcoins.com/Search.aspx?IS_ADVANCED=1&ITEM_IS_SOLD=1&ITEM_DESC=probus+tripolis&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_1=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_2=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_3=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_4=1&TABS_TYPE=1&CONTAINER_NAME=&CONTAINER_TYPE_ID=1&VIEW_TYPE=0&MAX_COUNT=10000&PAGE=1" rel="nofollow">https://cngcoins.com/Search.aspx?IS_ADVANCED=1&ITEM_IS_SOLD=1&ITEM_DESC=probus+tripolis&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_1=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_2=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_3=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_4=1&TABS_TYPE=1&CONTAINER_NAME=&CONTAINER_TYPE_ID=1&VIEW_TYPE=0&MAX_COUNT=10000&PAGE=1</a></p><p><br /></p><p>I can not make out what, if anything is in the central field of the reverse. That would help establish the mint. The type was used by at least three. Most of mine, I believe are from Antioch with different workshops designated ny letters in the reverse field.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1333848[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1333850[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1333851[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1333853[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1333854[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>This last is a separate mint distinguished by style but usually just called 'Eastern'. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1333852[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I do not have one I am certain is from Tripolis (Do you? - Did I miss one of mine?) and I would have to research more to be comfortable with the matter. Probus is not one of my prime interests. We all must decide just how involved we want to get in each specialty. Information, both online and in books, has a way of being updated more often than amateurs not specializing in a topic might prefer. </p><p><br /></p><p>Ancients can be collected on several levels requiring different amounts of study and frustration. What fits your desires? There is no wrong answer as long as you enjoy the pursuit. I study Septimius Severus intently. Probus? Not so much. Enjoy the coin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 7776413, member: 19463"]I might like this site better if I read French: [URL]https://www.probuscoins.fr/[/URL] The one below was written before you were born by an amateur who admitted then that he knew little and has not updated the page for years making it less useful for your coin. That amateur is I. In many cases we have to rely on data posted by coin dealers but even the best of them make errors especially when dealing with cheap coins that are not their main source of income. [URL]https://cngcoins.com/Search.aspx?IS_ADVANCED=1&ITEM_IS_SOLD=1&ITEM_DESC=probus+tripolis&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_1=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_2=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_3=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_4=1&TABS_TYPE=1&CONTAINER_NAME=&CONTAINER_TYPE_ID=1&VIEW_TYPE=0&MAX_COUNT=10000&PAGE=1[/URL] I can not make out what, if anything is in the central field of the reverse. That would help establish the mint. The type was used by at least three. Most of mine, I believe are from Antioch with different workshops designated ny letters in the reverse field. [ATTACH=full]1333848[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1333850[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1333851[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1333853[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1333854[/ATTACH] This last is a separate mint distinguished by style but usually just called 'Eastern'. [ATTACH=full]1333852[/ATTACH] I do not have one I am certain is from Tripolis (Do you? - Did I miss one of mine?) and I would have to research more to be comfortable with the matter. Probus is not one of my prime interests. We all must decide just how involved we want to get in each specialty. Information, both online and in books, has a way of being updated more often than amateurs not specializing in a topic might prefer. Ancients can be collected on several levels requiring different amounts of study and frustration. What fits your desires? There is no wrong answer as long as you enjoy the pursuit. I study Septimius Severus intently. Probus? Not so much. Enjoy the coin.[/QUOTE]
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