Helena And A Probus - Coin Community Forum

To participate in the forum you must log in or register.

Author	Replies: 25 / Views: 2,013	Page: of 2
Coinage123 Valued Member United Kingdom 449 Posts	Posted 02/21/2013 07:21 am Hello! I purchased these two a few days ago and they arrived today however I am having a bit of trouble with the pair. I have searched Wildwinds and I can't seem to find a Probus/front facing Sol with the XXIQ mintmark? The second coin is described as: " Helena, 337-340 FL.IVL.HELENE AVG R/PAX PUBLICA Commemorative" Is some one able to confirm this? Thanks for reading Report this Post to the Staff

FVRIVS RVFVS Pillar of the Community United States 3443 Posts	Posted 02/21/2013 07:45 am Probus is listed in Sear as #12041 "Sol in facing quadriga ...... mint mark C M above XXI in exergue followed by officina mark P-V (=1-5) Cyzicus AD280" RIC 911 Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 02/21/2013 07:48 am About half of the mints of Probus did not identify themselves with a mint mark, however the 'Q' most probably stands for the 4th (quartio) officina. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinage123 Valued Member United Kingdom 449 Posts	Posted 02/21/2013 07:50 am Thanks for the info! so does that mean what I thought was a 'Q' is actually a 'P'? Report this Post to the Staff
bobbyhelmet Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2838 Posts	Posted 02/21/2013 08:28 am Quote: P-V P = Prima = Workshop 1 S = Secunda = W 2 T = Teria = W3 Q = Quarta = W 4 V = Quinta = W 5 Yours is a Q so workshop No 4 Report this Post to the Staff
FVRIVS RVFVS Pillar of the Community United States 3443 Posts	Posted 02/21/2013 08:34 am Well that explains it Edited by FVRIVS RVFVS 02/21/2013 08:35 am Report this Post to the Staff
Coinage123 Valued Member United Kingdom 449 Posts	Posted 02/21/2013 08:34 am Ah, I get it now. Thanks you. Does anyone know anything about the Helena coin? Report this Post to the Staff
Masis Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 946 Posts	Posted 02/21/2013 12:06 pm As for the Helena AE4, it might be from the Trier mint. Something like this: http://wildwinds.com/coins/ric/hele..._RIC_063.txt Report this Post to the Staff
Coinage123 Valued Member United Kingdom 449 Posts	Posted 02/21/2013 2:13 pm Excellent, thanks Masis Report this Post to the Staff
maridvnvm Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2100 Posts	Posted 02/21/2013 2:35 pm Test:- Does anyone know how they identified officina 6 for the Probus above? Martin Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 02/21/2013 2:43 pm Nothing to add that wasn't already covered, but to say they are very nice coins. Report this Post to the Staff
bobbyhelmet Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2838 Posts	Posted 02/21/2013 2:55 pm Quote: Does anyone know how they identified officina 6 for the Probus above? The only other mark on these apart from those mentioned above and the Greek (A-B-Delta-Gamma-E-Z) marks is XXIIV. Common sense would say it is for 4 but maybe its for 6 Report this Post to the Staff
maridvnvm Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2100 Posts	Posted 02/21/2013 2:58 pm Not IV or VI. Report this Post to the Staff
Doucet Pillar of the Community United States 1315 Posts	Posted 02/21/2013 3:24 pm What is the 'S' character in the lower left of the Probus reverse? Report this Post to the Staff
maridvnvm Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2100 Posts	Posted 02/21/2013 3:26 pm S at the start of SOLI. Report this Post to the Staff
bobbyhelmet Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2838 Posts	Posted 02/21/2013 3:28 pm Those are the only (12) marks I can find for CM marked coins from Cyzicus - also with a plain XXI. There is a symbol used there, looks like a lower case 'h' with a horizontal bar at the top, is that it? Report this Post to the Staff
	Replies: 25 / Views: 2,013	Page: of 2

Last 15 Replies

To participate in the forum you must log in or register.

All Forums Category: World Coins and Currency Forums Forum: Ancient, Greek, Roman, and Medieval Coins

The First Dollar, your premier source for bullion and rare coins. See our bullion list on the site and the coin inventory on ebay.

Silver Gold Bull US is the United States leading bullion dealer. We deliver gold coins, gold bars, silver coins, silver bars and precious metals to your door. Order today!

View Last 100 New Topics

View Last 100 Active Topics

Disclaimer: While a tremendous amount of effort goes into ensuring the accuracy of the information contained in this site, Coin Community assumes no liability for errors. Copyright 2005 - 2026 Coin Community Family- all rights reserved worldwide. Use of any images or content on this website without prior written permission of Coin Community or the original lender is strictly prohibited.
Contact Us | Advertise Here | Privacy Policy / Terms of Use

Coin Community Forum

It took 0.38 seconds to rattle this change.