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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;maridvnvm, post: 24660779, member: 31620&quot;]One of the reverse types made by Probus from the 9th Issue at Lugdunum (January to August A.D. 282 - Bastien dating) is SALVS AVG, Salus standing left, feeding serpent rising from altar, holding patera and sceptre. These were made in the Second officina, which used the officina mark &quot;B&quot; in this issue, whiuch had been &quot;II&quot; in previous issues.</p><p><br /></p><p>The type is quite common but there are some scarcer variations which used &quot;retrograde B&quot; instead.</p><p><br /></p><p>The type is attributed to RIC 124 when combined with obverse legend &quot;IMP C PROBVS • P • F • AVG&quot; and to RIC 123 when combined with obverse legend &quot;IMP C M AVR PROBVS AVG&quot; and&nbsp; RIC 122 when combined with obverse legend &quot;IMP C M AVR PROBVS P F AVG&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>RIC 122 appears to be quite difficult to obtain. RIC 123 is generally quite easy to obtain with Bust Type C (from rear) with the normal B officina mark. RIC 124 is generally quite easy to obtain with Bust Type F and Bust Type C (from front) with the normal B officina mark. Examples with Retrograde B are much more difficult to obtain.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are some of my existing examples and my new addition (with Retrograde B)....</p><p><br /></p><p><b>RIC 124</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Obv:– IMP C PROBVS • P • F • AVG, Radiate, cuirassed bust right</p><p>Rev:– SALVS AVG, Salus standing left, feeding serpent rising from altar, holding patera and sceptre</p><p>Minted in Lugdunum (B in right field) Emission 9, Officina 2. January to August A.D. 282</p><p>Reference:– Bastien 394. RIC 124 Bust type F.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_132rf_img.JPG" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Obv:– IMP C PROBVS • P • F • AVG, Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from front</p><p>Rev:– SALVS AVG, Salus standing left, feeding serpent rising from altar, holding patera and sceptre</p><p>Minted in Lugdunum (B in right field) Emission 9, Officina 2. January to August A.D. 282</p><p>Reference:– Cohen - . Bastien 393. RIC 124 Bust type C.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_132cb_img.JPG" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>RIC 123</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Obv:– IMP C M AVR PROBVS AVG, Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from rear</p><p>Rev:– SALVS AVG, Salus standing left, feeding serpent rising from altar, holding patera and sceptre</p><p>Minted in Lugdunum (B in right field) Emission 9, Officina 2. January to August A.D. 282</p><p>Reference:– Cohen 567. Bastien 392. RIC 123 Bust type C.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_132ci_img.JPG" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>And finally my newest addition... This one was buried in a whole stack of slabbed coins and was not identified as being anything of interest.</p><p><br /></p><p>Obv:– IMP C M AVR PROBVS AVG, Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from rear</p><p>Rev:– SALVS AVG, Salus standing left, feeding serpent rising from altar, holding patera and sceptre</p><p>Minted in Lugdunum (Retrograde B in right field) Emission 9, Officina 2. January to August A.D. 282</p><p>Reference:– Cohen 567. Bastien -. Bastien Supplement I -. Bastien Supplement II -. RIC 123 Bust type C var (not listed with Retrograde B in right field). The Gloucester hoard contains a single example and there is an example in the Christophe Oliva collection.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_132aaa_img.JPG" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>My slow patient search for the remaining sub-variants continues.</p><p><br /></p><p>Martin[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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