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Pillar of the Community
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Edited by t0rress
04/21/2012 11:56 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Please do not use the title "?"
It will be deleted by the moderators.
Instead, "Help me identify ancient coin" is a MUCH better title.
Thank you.
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The Probus coin:
Probus (276-282 AD). AE Antoninianus Ticinum 276 AD.
Obv. IMP C M AVR PROBVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind.
Rev. RESTITVT SEC, emperor standing left, holding globe and sceptre, crowned by Victory holding palm.
Ex. VIXXT.
RIC V, 2, p. 61, 401.
It's a rare reverse, congrats.
Ed
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Very nice coin  Really great the detail. Edited by VisigothKing
04/21/2012 11:48 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I don't think it will get deleted, probably just renamed if the OP doesn't do it themselves. I've seen it happen.
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Pillar of the Community
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i change the title and thanks Eddop and ValiantKnight :)
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Very nice Probus - I think the second is a Gordian III of Deultum, Thrace. If I remember rightly JW bought something very similar but it was unfortunately lost in the post.
I will see if I can confirm the ID and find JWs post.
Edited by bobbyhelmet
04/21/2012 12:09 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Here is the thread - similar but not the same, another scarce coin, well done. Unfortunately not got time to 100% ID it right now but sure a look at Wildwinds will produce a successful hit. http://wildwinds.com/coins/ric/gordian_III/t.htmlMaybe a Nemesis reverse? |
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Valued Member
United States
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Wow t0rress you come up with some very beautifully detailed coins! Very nice!
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Pillar of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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While we have an excellent example here: The Probus show the Ticinum use of XX where other mints used XXI to indicate the one part silver to 20 parts copper alloy. Here we have workshop Sextus or 6th but they used the Roman numeral VI since S was already used by Secundus 2nd. If the coin had been TXXT or third workshop someone might have wondered how we know the last T is the city and the first was the shop but the answer is that coins like the one here from other shops all put the shop first so we can assume that the Tertius dis as well.
It is a very nice example of a coin you do not see often.
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Pillar of the Community
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Awesome Probus! |
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other one great from my collection.   |
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