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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;maridvnvm, post: 3315129, member: 31620&quot;]This is my second addition to my Probus Lugdunum collection in 2019 making me hope that it is going to be an above average year for my collection.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Abundantia type is typically produced by Officina 4 at Lugdunum. The emission 4 examples from this officina are quite common with Bastien citing 54 examples with dots in the obverse legend and a single example without dots.</p><p><br /></p><p>Obv:– IMP C PROBVS • P • F • AVG, Radiate, cuirassed bust right</p><p>Rev:– ABVNDANTIA AVG, Abundatia, standing right, empting cornucopiae</p><p>Minted in Lugdunum (IIII in exe) Emission 4 Officina 4. Middle to End A.D. 277</p><p>Reference:– Cohen 1. Bastien 195. RIC 17 Bust type F</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_132ep_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I was aware that there is a single die that identifies the coin as coming from officina 1. This might just be a single die produces at this officina or an engraving error and stumbled across an example in a mixed lot. I bought the lot just for this coin and will figure out how to flip the others.</p><p><br /></p><p>Obv:– IMP C PROBVS • P • F • AVG, Radiate, cuirassed bust right</p><p>Rev:– ABVNDANTIA AVG, Abundatia, standing right, empting cornucopiae</p><p>Minted in Lugdunum (I in exe) Emission 4 Officina 1. Middle to End A.D. 277</p><p>Reference:– Cohen 1. Bastien 183 (2 examples cited, British Museum and Pflaum collection). RIC 17 Bust type F var (not listed for this officina)</p><p><br /></p><p>Reverse die match to both examples is Bastien.</p><p><br /></p><p>No examples on Wildwinds or probvs.net.</p><p><br /></p><p>Weight 3.02g. 23.56mm. 180 degrees</p><p><br /></p><p>An uneven strike means that part of the obverse and reverse was not struck up. There are unfortunately some cleaning scratched deep in the field in front og the bust but I can live with it.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_132yi_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Bring on 2019.</p><p>Martin[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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