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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;maridvnvm, post: 8322608, member: 31620&quot;]In the first Emission of Probus from Lugdunum one of the standard types is as below:-</p><p><br /></p><p>Obv:– IMP C M AVR PROBVS AVG, Radiate cuirassed bust right</p><p>Rev:– VIRTVS AVGVSTI, Mars walking right, holding spear and trophy.</p><p>Minted in Lugdunum (II in exe) Emission 1, Officina 2. October 276 A.D.</p><p>Reference:– Cohen 858. Bastien 152. RIC 58 Bust type F</p><p><br /></p><p>Weight 4.37g. 23.49mm. 0 degrees</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_132qf_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>There are some oddities that scarcely occur within the obverse legend where AVR is engraved as AR. There appear to be a coupld of known AR dies.</p><p><br /></p><p>Bastien Supplement II brought in a new variation of the above coin as Bastien 154α citing 3 examples, Bastien 154 is the same type as the coin above but comes from Officina 3 (III in exe). Bastien 154α has the AR obverse legend variation. The Philippe Gysen example of the type is illustrated below (from the 2019 Jacquier sale).</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1474481[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>I have just acquired another new variation. This new coin is as AR legend variety but from officina 2 (II in exe) and is currently an unpublished variety.</p><p><br /></p><p>Obv:– IMP C M AR(sic) PROBVS AVG, Radiate, cuirassed bust right</p><p>Rev:– VIRTVS AVGVSTI, Mars walking right, holding spear and trophy.</p><p>Minted in Lugdunum (II in exe) Emission 1, Officina 2. October 276 A.D.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1474482[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>What makes this coin additionally numismatically interesting is that it is from the same obverse die as the Gysen example. This would indicate that the obverse die is shared between the Officinae.</p><p><br /></p><p>It isn&#039;t the only AR example that I have with my other example from a different obverse die shown below.</p><p><br /></p><p>Obv:– IMP C M AR(sic) PROBVS AVG, Radiate, cuirassed bust right</p><p>Rev:– TEMPORVM FELICITAS, Felicitas standing right, holding caduceus and cornucopiae</p><p>Minted in Lugdunum (I) Emission 1, Officina 1. Early A.D. 277</p><p>Reference(s) – Cohen 729, Bastien 151b (151 has AVR and cites 15 examples). RIC 52 var Bust type F (C).</p><p><br /></p><p>Weight 3.53g. 22.85mm. 0 degrees</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_132yu_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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