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Is yours unofficial or an overstrike Doug? The style looks to be more crude

 

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No. That isn't the reason Doug posted it.

 

Probus

Obv:– IMP C M AVR PROBVS AVG, Radiate bust left wearing imperial mantle, holding Victory on globe in right hand
Rev:– VIRTVS AVG, Soldier standing left, holding Victory and spear, left hand on shield.
Minted in Lugdunum (//IIII) Emission 5 Officina 4. End A.D. 277 to start A.D. 278 (Bastien)
Reference(s) – Cohen 821. Bastien 258 (7 examples cited). RIC 111 var (Not listed with this bust type in RIC).

3.80 gms

 

A couple of my Probus:

Roman Imperial: Probus (276-282 CE) AR Antoninianus, Rome (RIC-187)

Obv: PROBVS P F AVG; Radiate bust left in imperial mantle, holding eagle-tipped scepter
Rev: ROMAE AETER; Roma seated in hexastyle temple, holding Victory & sceptre; RVΔ in exergue




Roman Imperial: Probus (276-282 CE) AR Antoninianus, Serdica (RIC V 862)

Obv: Radiate bust left, in imperial mantle, holding eagle-tipped scepter
Rev: Sol driving facing quadriga, raising hand and holding whip; KAA in exergue




Roman Imperial: Probus (276-282) Antoninianus, Siscia (RIC-651)

Obv: IMP C M AVR PROBVS AVG. Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
Rev: CONCORD MILIT / V / XXI. Concordia and emperor standing vis-à-vis clasping hands.




Roman Imperial: Probus (276-282) BI Antoninianus, Rome (RIC-175; Cohen-305)
Obv: PROBV-S P F AVG; radiate, cuirassed bust to right.
Rev: IOVI CON-S PROB AVG; Jupiter standing left, wearing chlamys over left shoulder, holding thunderbolt and scepter; R thunderbolt B in exegue.




Roman Imperial: Probus (276-282) BI antoninianus, Ticinum (RIC-492)

Obv: VIRTVS PROBI INVICTI AVG; Radiate, helmeted and cuirassed bust of Probus left, holding spear over right shoulder and shield on left
Rev: PROVIDENT AVG; Providentia standing left, holding globe and scepter

 

Probus

Obv:- IMP C M AVR PROBVS AVG, Radiate, cuirassed bust right holding spear
Rev:- MARS VICTOR, Mars advancing right with spear and trophy
Minted in Lugdunum (II) Emission 5 Officina 2. End A.D. 277 to Early A.D. 278
References:- RIC 83. Bastien 218 (5 examples cited)

3.91 gms. 180 degrees

 

cast?

 

running out of ideas

 

Here's a silvered Ant that's a little off-center on the reverse but still quite nice:

 

Bingo! The thing is a well documented fake with others known that match it down to the tiny bubbles and pimples. The point here is that you are not safe from fakes even if you collect low grade late bronzes. You should have seen a bit of mushy detail and a few raised pimples which mean nothing conclusive but might drive you to look for a mold match in the usual places like here:

http://www.forumancientcoins.com/fakes/displayimage.php?pos=-12706

Probus, Antoninianus
Specimen manufactured by micro-fusion (Lost-wax casting).
Picture facilitated by Remoneda in the Spanish Forum OMNI, May 2010.

AE Antoninianus, Cyzicus mint, 3º Emission, 280-281 A.D.

Obv: IMP CM AVR PROBVS PF AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
Rev: RESTITVTOR EXERCITI, Probus standing right, receiving globe from Jupiter standing left, each holding scepter. T in center field, MCXXI in exerge.
RIC Vb Cyzicus #909; Cohen #514var (Bust)

I received a refund from the seller who even let me keep it. Have we mentioned the desirability of dealing with sellers of honor rather than sleazy businessmen?

I never can slip one past Martin.

 

I got this for $12 way back when I was still collecting exclusively US coins.

 

Worth every cent and more! Lugdunum mint.

 

Gotta love ancients. Seriously, how do you beat that?

 

Easily. This for $43.

 

Interesting. I did not know that.

This coin is also a fouree ant, but I still think it is worth every cent I paid.

 

Nice new coin Pish.

 

Looks like we need the SALVS reverse type!

Ticinium mint, AD 280-82
3.25 g; 21.7 mm
Obv: VIRTVS PROBI AVG, Radiate, helmeted, cuirassed bust, l., holding spear and shield.
Rev: SALVS AVG, Salus standing r., feeding serpent held in arms. V in l. field; * in r. field, TXXI in exergue.

RIC-500; Cohen 584

 

Pish => congrats on scoring the sweet OP-Probus!!



Ummm, I happen to have two very "very" humble Probus examples ...







Gawd, they almost hurt your eyes, eh?

Oh, and congrats again on your sweet OP-addition (you rock)

 

Probus

Obv:– IMP C PROBVS • P • F • AVG, Radiate, cuirassed bust right
Rev:– ABVNDANTIA AVG, Abundatia, standing right, empting cornucopiae
Minted in Lugdunum (IIII in exe) Emission 4 Officina 4. Middle to End A.D. 277
Reference:– Cohen 1. Bastien 195. RIC 17 Bust type F

3.52 gms

 

Look at the inscription on the antoninianus. That's from the Emperor Produs!

 

No, fourree is a special class of plated coins made as imitations of the real thing. Beginning about the time of Gallienus, the official silver coin was so debased that the official mint applied a silver wash to all these debased coins to make them look like they were silver. In fact, they were but only 4.77% silver which was not enough to look gray as a silver coin should without the wash. The wash was much thinner than the old fourrees but in no way a sign there is anything wrong with the coin. Coins of Probus that look brown have lost all their original silvering. Those that look completely silver just have not lost any yet. They all started out the same. Common are coins with a little silver in recesses and a little of the underlying alloy showing where the silver wore away.