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<p>[QUOTE="Tejas, post: 7790708, member: 84905"]Probus scored some important victories over the Germanic people north of the Danube and Rhine for which he was awarded the titles of <i>Gothicus Maximus</i> and <i>Germanicus Maximus.</i> I'm not aware of any coins referring to his victories over the Goths, but his victories over Burgundians at the Lech river in modern Germany and against Alamanni and Franks along the Rhine are reflected in his coins. I have three different types:</p><p><br /></p><p>1. VICTORIA GERM with Victory between captives. This type is quite scarce.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1337386[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>2. VICTORIA GERM with Trophy between captives and R thunderbolt A in exergue</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1337388[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>3. VICTORIA GERM with Trophy between captives and R wreath A in exergue</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1337389[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I'm curious if other variants exist and if there is perhaps even a VICTORIA GOTHICA out there. I think the Germanic victory series was only struck at Rome.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Tejas, post: 7790708, member: 84905"]Probus scored some important victories over the Germanic people north of the Danube and Rhine for which he was awarded the titles of [I]Gothicus Maximus[/I] and [I]Germanicus Maximus.[/I] I'm not aware of any coins referring to his victories over the Goths, but his victories over Burgundians at the Lech river in modern Germany and against Alamanni and Franks along the Rhine are reflected in his coins. I have three different types: 1. VICTORIA GERM with Victory between captives. This type is quite scarce. [ATTACH=full]1337386[/ATTACH] 2. VICTORIA GERM with Trophy between captives and R thunderbolt A in exergue [ATTACH=full]1337388[/ATTACH] 3. VICTORIA GERM with Trophy between captives and R wreath A in exergue [ATTACH=full]1337389[/ATTACH] I'm curious if other variants exist and if there is perhaps even a VICTORIA GOTHICA out there. I think the Germanic victory series was only struck at Rome.[/QUOTE]
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