A very generous gift from @Ocatarinetabellatchitchix arrived today. I tried my best to identify it, please let me know if I did this correctly. IMP C M AVR PROBVS P F AVG CLEMENTIA TEMP Emperor Probus Antioch Mint Antoninianus Emperor standing right, holding eagle-tipped sceptre and receiving globe from Jupiter, standing left, holding sceptre. I couldn't tell what was in the "lower middle field," does anyone have an idea? Something I found fascinating is how XXI means the coin is 20 parts copper and 1 part silver. I read that Clementia Temps slowly decreased in the amount of silver. I could imagine there would be a response similar to when the US removed the silver from coins, or went off the gold/silver standard. It is nice how the details show contrast from the rest of the coin because of the lighter color. Thanks for reading, please post any coins you feel relevant.
Here is a comparable coin from my collection: IMP C M AVR PROBVS P F AVG // CLEMENTIA TEMP -- XXI Letter A between Emperor and Jupiter. Yours seem to show a different letter (S?) Mint: Antioch Date: 276 - 282 Weight: 3.21 gm (very large flan) RIC 922 Your coin looks very coppery. Mine appears to be of relatively good silver for these issues.
Nice gift and nice coin. Here is mine, similar to the one shown by Tejas. RIC V Probus 922 from Antioch, A/XXI I can't tell the mintmark on the OP coin, but it could be ς//XXI
Your attribution is close but not quite there. This coin has the distinctive style of the Tripolis mint rather than Antioch. There isn't anything in the lower middle field. As such the attribution would be as follows:- Obv:– IMP C M AVR PROBVS P F AVG, Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right Rev:– CLEMENTIA TEMP, Emperor standing right, holding sceptre, receiving globe from Jupiter, standing left, holding sceptre Minted in Tripolis (wreath in top centre field, XXI in exe.) Emission 2 Officina 1. circa A.D. 280 Reference:– RIC 927 Bust type C Regards, Martin
Quadriga Probus. AE Antoninus. 276-282 AD. Cyzicus. IMP CM AVR PROBVS PF AVG, radiate bust left wearing imperial mantle, holding eagle-tipped sceptre SOLI INVICTO, Sol in spread quadriga facing. CM in lower centre. Mintmark XXIP. RIC V-2 Cyzicus 911. Heavy Silver Plate
The OP coin seems to be covered with some kind of light green dirt, which may be worth removing. I know this is controversial and not everybody would agree, but if the green dirt is loose you could use some plasticine (Blu Tack, White Tack) and gently roll it over the coin. This may remove the light green dirt and improve the appearance of the coin. I'm usually not a great fan of cleaning, but in this case it may be worth considering.
Matthew, I'm glad your coin arrived safely at its new home. I join the relevant pages of the RIC vol.5 for your Probus; you'll be able to become familiar with this essential reference source.
@Tejas That is not Antioch either. That is an interesting 1st emission of Cyzicus from A.D. 276 (Pink dating). RIC 905 Bust Type C.
Great, thanks a lot for the information. I always thought the coin was from Antioch. I really should invest more in literature.
You can compare your example with other officina for this issue here:- https://probvs.net/probvs/R905/R905.html
probvs.net is a fantastic resource and was created by Grzegorz Kryszczuk. GK has moved on to other interests and I believe that the site is now dormant though was still active last year. I have hope that it will continue to be developed again in the future.
My literature is focused on the Dark Ages, which is also my main interest of collecting. For Roman coins I only have some basic books: "Roman coins and their values" David R. Sear, 1988 "Die Münzen der römischen Kaiserzeit" Ursula Kampmann, 2011 "Roman Silver Coins - V Carausius to Romulus Augustus", C.E. King 2004 But I mostly research coins in online sources like OCRE, acsearch, Wildwinds and CoinArchive
I had the privilege to co-author the Probvs site with Grzegorz since 2017. The site is indeed currently dormant and will remain so for the foreseeable future for many reasons (mainly personal but also due to some difficulties with finding a new, reasonable and affordable domain for the site). It is not true that Grzegorz abandoned his interest and passion for the coinage of Probus and/or moved to other interests. He remains a loyal Probus enthusiast and connoisseur! I also have hope that Grzegorz will continue to develop the site again in the future and will definitely help him in any way possible.
If you are interested in the coinage of Probus - than apart from the Probvs.net website already discussed above - I strongly recommend the French Probus database created by Christophe Oliva (sadly no longer updated since some time): https://probuscoins.fr/
