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Here is my newest Probus antoninianus. Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. I really like the reverse on this one.  The others I have so far. Halfway there, 4 more mints to go! Rome  Serdica  Tripolis  |
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An excellent start !
My first love (outside of Julio Claudians) was Probus. He is a fascinating (tragic) hero of a period when the winds were blowing cold. Back in my younger days I would buy as many 'gem' Probus ants as I could find at the Boston shows. Usually $12-15 was enough to snag one with decent silvering ! Even today it seems some rather nice ones can be had for under $35 if one exercises great patinence.
Great emperor to collect for diversity of bust types and literally hundreds of reverse types !
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Excellent group, Probus is a popular emperor to collect. I have a few nice ones but not as nice as these.
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those are all very nice probus coins EFLC! i picked up this rough probus coin in a small lot, it's ticinum mint which I didn't have.  PROBUS (276-282). Antoninianus. Ticinum. Obv: IMP C PROBVS P F AVG. Radiate and cuirassed bust right. Rev: FIDES MILIT / VIXXT. Fides standing left, holding standard in each hand. RIC 365. 24 mm, 3.4 g |
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Beautiful coins, EFLC, and OUTSTANDING photography!
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I particularly like the reverse on the Serdica coin but they are all pretty nice :) good work.
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Thanks for the comments everyone! Probus has been a great emperor to introduce me to ancients beyond my London collection. I dont know where I will branch out to next once I have an example from each mint during his reign.
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Lovely antoniniani and I agree with the comment about the excellent photography. You really captured the beautiful details of these coins.
Paul Bulgerin
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 with all the above comments  Doug suggested an Alexandrian tet but his site didn't show one unfortunately. Here's mine, still an advocate of the poor quality pictures with a " fingers " background though  Milne 4601   |
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