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Message:: [QUOTE="maridvnvm, post: 1318582, member: 31620"]Whilst I share a similar passion for the coinage of Septimius Severus to Doug I also have a strong soft spot for Probus. During a period of miltary crisis in the empire he is a soldier who was raised through the ranks by various emperors. He was appointed as a military tribune by Valerian and later distinguished himself under Aurelian and Tacitus. He campaigned successfully in Gaul, which he commemorates in coins from Lugdunum. He put down three usurpers, Julius Saturninus, Proculus and Bonosus. He reached a stage in his reign that when his troops were not dealing with incursions that he needed to find work for them to do. He put them to construction of buildings, defences and bridges, drainiing land and even planting vineyards. This impacted badly on the morale of his troops so much so that some of his troops delared Carus emperor. He sent troops to engage with them but they defected. When his own troops heard this they also changed sides and murdered him. I think of him as being too successful for his own good. He minted a huge variety of coins with a number of reverse types and busts. They are often of good quality and his Ants. are easily within the reach of just about any collector. My coin below was one of those mentioned above, minted in Lugdunum upon his victorious return through Lugdunum on his way back to Rome after defeating the northern tribes in Gaul. [ATTACH]149402.vB[/ATTACH] Martin[/QUOTE]