Note: RIC, citing this coin from Vienna, describes the reverse as "Emperor standing left before altar, holding globe and sceptre, crowned by Victory standing left, holding palm."
There is, in fact, no altar. Such a mistake could have been made if the coin was known from a plaster cast only.



Chronology: Bastien's 8th emission of Lugdunum, IX - XII 281 CE.

Probus aureus RIC 7, Bastien 335.
RIC 7 corr.; Bastien 335 (this coin); KHM RÖ 22339 (this coin). Lugdunum. Bust type G variant, (E*6). Denomination: Aureus.
OBV.: IMP C PROBVS • P • F • AVG

Cuirassed, helmeted bust left, with spear and shield.
Helmet ornamented, but not radiate or laureate.
Shield decorated with a Gorgoneion.

REV.: PACI • PERPETVAE [A]VG

Emperor standing left, holding globe and sceptre, crowned by Victory standing left, holding palm branch.

Mintmark: // [exergual line only]

Weight: 6.59 g.
Die axis: 6h.
Diameter: 21.66 mm.

Image provided courtesy of Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Münzkabinett

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