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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2232993, member: 19463&quot;]Here we have the most difficult question of the specialist.&nbsp; I&#039;m not a Probus specialist and am not home right now so can&#039;t refer to books (if it is even answered by the old, old RIC 5-2).&nbsp; I see two coins of different style so I might suspect one is Siscia and the other Serdica or some such difference.&nbsp; If I WERE a Probus specialist, this sort of thing would make a big difference.&nbsp; Even in the specialties I claim to care about, I get little thrill out of coins combined oddly or with a PF more or less.&nbsp; I&#039;d be similarly unimpressed by a coin adding a KA to the officina letter or not.&nbsp; Do I know? No.&nbsp; Do I care?&nbsp; I might if someone explained to me why I should.&nbsp; Right facing consular busts are scarce, I get that.&nbsp; In my Septimius specialty wrong way portraits are downright rare and I am really&nbsp; happy to have what I have. I care.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>What I do care about here is the second coin has what I consider more pleasing style.&nbsp; It is not the finest facing quadriga I have seen but it is nicer than the other.&nbsp; I do have a preference for the type with flames under the horses (not shown on either of these).&nbsp; Silly?&nbsp; OK.&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Back to the BIG question:&nbsp; Should we care? I would love to have a horsehead obverse even if they were as common as dirt.&nbsp; I even care for extra fancy Probus shields with scenes on them even though they are somewhat common.&nbsp; I&#039;m fond of the EQVITI series even though a set can be assembled by anyone who cares.&nbsp; Educate us:&nbsp; What makes one of these coins worthy of our care?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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