Nice find, @galba68 ! LOL, Whenever I see your "Md Find...Probus" (or others), my mind akins it to the American state MD abbreviation for Maryland! WOW, a Roman colony in North America! If wishes were fishes... Here is one of my Probi... RI Probus 276-282 CE BI Ant 2.80g captives l and r Cohen 768
That one should clean up well. The obverse and reverse still are in high relief under the crud. Congrats @galba68
nice, heres my only probus so far Probus Antoninianus OBV: IMP C M AVR PROBVS P F AVG, Radiate, cuirassed bust right. Wide ties REV: ADVENTVS PROBI AVG, Emperor riding left, right hand raised, left holding sceptre; captive at foot R star stigma mint mark - Rome 278AD 24mm RIC 160Ff; MPR287(1ex.); NOT in PROBVS.NET
Very nice. I live in MD and wish I could find something like that around here @Alegandron ! Here is my only Probus. He's pretty rough: Probus AE Antoninianus. Siscia mint, 277 AD. IMP PROBVS INV AVG, radiate, cuirassed bust right / CONCORD MILIT, Emperor standing right clasping hand of Concordia, unk symbol in center field. Mintmark XXI.
Nice catch my md friend here is my Probus PROBUS Antoninianus. Rome. 278 AD Reference. RIC 207 PROBUS (276-282). Antoninianus. Rome. Obv: IMP PROBVS AVG. Radiate and mantled bust left, holding eagle-tipped scepter. Rev: SOLI INVICTO / R(pellet in crescent)E. Sol driving quadriga left, raising hand and holding reins, globe and whip. 4.24 gr 25 mm
That's actually very common for Probus. The radiate crown was used to identify the denomination: a double denarius, usually called an antoninianus. The helmet was used to make him look tough.
