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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Orielensis, post: 3212231, member: 96898&quot;]Wow, that&#039;s useful information on the Lugdunum mint and quite a fascinating die match. Also, it&#039;s obvious that you did some serious research on this series – thanks for sharing!</p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t have a Probus from Lugdunum and my only one with a Mars reverse is too shabby to show, but as a humble salute to your new coin, here is a (very common)&nbsp; Probus that I like a lot – a thoughtful and slightly melancholic looking portrait from Tripolis:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]834358[/ATTACH]</p><p><font size="3">Probus, Roman Empire, AE antoninian (traces of silvering), 276–282 AD, Tripolis mint. Obv: IMP C M AVR PROBVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right. Rev: CLEMENTIA TEMP. Emperor standing right, holding eagle-tipped sceptre, receiving globe (or pileus?) from Jupiter, holding sceptre. Crescent in lower centre; mintmark KA. 23 mm, 4.13 g. Ref: RIC V-2, 928 (crescent).</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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