Obverse: IMP C M AVR PROBVS P F AVG
Radiate bust left in consular robe, holding eagle-tipped scepter (scipio).
Reverse: SOLI INVICTO / R*B
Sol in spread quadriga facing the viewer, holding whip and globe in left hand, right hand hand raised.
Bilon, diameter 22,8 x 24,3 mm, weight 4,06 g.
Sol was the favorite and most frequently depicted God of the Roman pantheon in Probus' coinage. There are numerous variants of reverses with Sol; however the depiction of Sol in quadriga (left or central/spread) remains undoubtedly an iconic, classis reverse for Probus . This reverse type was struck in Lugdunum, Rome, Ticinum, Siscia, Serdica and Kyzikos mints, with each mint having its unique style