OBVERSE: PERPETVO IMP PROBO AVG
REVERSE: VIRTVS PROBI AVG; emperor on horse riding left, right hand raised, holding sceptre, catpive at foot (adventvs scene)
BUST TYPE: E1 = Radiate, cuirassed and helmeted bust left, holding shield and spear
FIELD / EXERGUE MARKS: -/-//KAB
WEIGHT 4.34 g / AXIS: 6h / WIDTH 21,5 - 24 mm
Note: Extremely rare and desirable obverse legend with the PERPETVO title. Probus was the only roman emperor to use this title in the whole Roman coinage; the only other close analogy would be the Dictator Perpetuo title bestowed upon Julius Ceasar in the year 44 BCE).
Only the 4th specimen known (the other being: LANZ auction 154 lot 488; ROMA NUMISMATICS e-auction 7 lot 1205 and VCOINS/MARCANTICA).
Virtually as struck with great details and full original silvering. A magnifiscent coin, one of the highlights of this specialized Probus collection!
Provenance: ex Philippe Gysen collection = Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 5/B (1992), lot 2214
