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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Tejas, post: 8206215, member: 84905&quot;]An attractive example. The VICTORIA GERM reverse (common with Trophaeum/rare with Victoria) was only produced at Rome (common) and Ticinum (much rarer). I think this makes sense, given that the Germanic tribes that Probus had defeated, threatened mainly north and central Italy.</p><p>On the other hand, the reverse on my coin above was only produced by the eastern mints, that may have felt more threatened by the Goths. Hence, the date 277 and the fact that it was issued in the east, supports the view that it was meant to celebrate a victory over the Goths.</p><p><br /></p><p>(Note: Goths were of course also Germanic people, but the Romans made the distinction based on geography not linguistics. Hence, from their perspective, the Danubian frontier was threatened by Goths and the Rhenish frontier was threatened by Germans. Goths and Germans were used as catch-all terms for smaller tribes. Hence, we know that Probus defeated Vandals and Burgundians in modern southern Germany)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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