RIC 138

6th emission of Rome, 281 CE.

RIC 138, Rome. Bust type G variant. Denomination: Aureus.

OBV.: IMP PROBVS AVG

Helmeted, cuirassed bust left, holding spear and shield.
Pseudo-Corinthian helmet, decorated, neither radiate, nor laureate.
Cuirass with aegis and Gorgoneion.
Shield with sinuous & riveted rim; decorated with an ADVENTVS scene:
Emperor riding left, right hand raised, left holding sceptre; at foot, captive.
Spearshaft only.

REV.: SOLI INVICTO COMITI AVG

Radiate, draped bust of Sol right.

Mintmark: // [no exergual line]

Weight: 7.64 g.
Die axis: ?
Diameter: ?

Image provided courtesy of Münzen & Medaillen AG, Basel

M & M Basel, Auktion 93, 16 December 2003.

RIC 138; Bastien, Buste monetaire..., pl. 120, 3 (same obv. die); Biaggi 1623; Calicó 4204,
Pink p. 59[47] #32; Rome. Bust type G variant. Denomination: Aureus.

OBV.: IMP PROBVS AVG

REV.: SOLI INVICTO COMITI AVG

Radiate, draped bust of Sol right.

Mintmark: // [no exergual line]

Weight: 6.17 g.
Die axis: ?
Diameter: ?

Image provided courtesy of Leu Numismatik AG.

Auction Leu 93, 10 May, 2005.

RIC 138; KHM RÖ 22632 (this coin); Rome. Bust type G variant. Denomination: Aureus.

OBV.: IMP PROBVS AVG

REV.: SOLI INVICTO COMITI AVG

Radiate, draped bust of Sol right.

Mintmark: // [no exergual line]

Weight: 7.89 g.
Die axis: 5h
Diameter: 20.8 mm.

Image provided courtesy of Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Münzkabinett

Last revision: 04.05.2017