Nice green patina.
NOTE: Extremely rare and desirable PERPETVO obverse legend struck only at Serdica!
SCARCER VARIETY OF THE VIRTVS PROBI AVG LEGEND WHERE THE ENEMY'S LEGS ARE STRETCHED (INSTEAD OF KNEALING, AS USUAL) AND THERE IS NO EXERGUAL LINE (VIR-2 variant desribed by Philippe GYSEN in his article "Nouvelles données concernant l’atelier de Serdica sous le règne de Probus", in Revue belge de numismatique, CXLVI, Bruxelles, 2000
Provenance: GORNY&MOSCH auction 229 lot 1845 (March 2015)
Obverse: radiate, helmeted, cuirassed bust left, holding spear and shield, legend:
PERPETVO IMP PROBO AVG;
Reverse: Emperor galloping right, spearing enemy whose shield lies beneath horse, legend:
VIRTVS PROBI AVG; In exergue KAB
Silver, diameter 21-22 mm, weight 3,16 g, axis 6 h.
From the collection of a true connoisseur of Probus’ coinage
