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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;zumbly, post: 2074971, member: 57495&quot;]Probus really does have some interesting coins, and I particularly like the bust varieties.&nbsp; One of the helmeted ones with a spear is on the ol&#039; want list.&nbsp; I have one from the EQVITI series that I haven&#039;t gotten around to photographing, a Q from the 2nd officina of the Ticinium mint.</p><p><br /></p><p>I doubt I&#039;m ever going to be a big Probus collector, but I&#039;m glad to have this ADVENTVS, which is my favorite coin of his.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]385023[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>PROBUS</b></p><p>AE Antoninianus</p><p>4.18g, 22.6mm</p><p>Rome mint, 279 AD.</p><p>RIC 157; Sear 11953.&nbsp; </p><p>O: IMP PROBVS PF AVG, radiate cuirassed bust right.&nbsp; </p><p>R: ADVENTVS AVG, Emperor on horseback left, raising right hand &amp; holding a sceptre in the left, treading down a captive seated on ground to left, R crescent Z in ex.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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