Egypt. Alexandria. Probus, 276-282. Tetradrachm (Billon, 18.40 mm, 6.82 g) dated RY 8 (= 282) A K M AYP ΠΡΟΒΟC ϹЄΒ, Laureate and cuirassed bust of Probus right. Rev. Eagle standing left with closed wings, head turned to right, holding wreath tied with ribbons in beak, L H (date) across fields. Dattari-Savio 5559. Geissen 3158. BMC 2438. Milne 4659. Emmett 3984. Cf. SAVIO A., Tetradrammi alessandrini, pp. 182-184. Very Fine. From the Giovanni Maria Staffieri Collection; ex Spink, London, July 1978. Commentary by GMS: With Marcus Aurelius Probus comes back an Illyrian soldier up to the top of the roman empire and was constantly engaged fighting both against barbarian populations and several usurpers. This tetradrachm portrays him during his last months of his reign together with the imperial eagle of the reverse.

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Egypt. Alexandria. Probus, 276-282. Tetradrachm (Billon, 18.40 mm, 6.82 g) dated RY 8 (= 282) A K M AYP ΠΡΟΒΟC ϹЄΒ, Laureate and cuirassed bust of Probus right. Rev. Eagle standing left with closed wings, head turned to right, holding wreath tied with ribbons in beak, L H (date) across fields. Dattari-Savio 5559. Geissen 3158. BMC 2438. Milne 4659. Emmett 3984. Cf. SAVIO A., Tetradrammi alessandrini, pp. 182-184. Very Fine. From the Giovanni Maria Staffieri Collection; ex Spink, London, July 1978. Commentary by GMS: With Marcus Aurelius Probus comes back an Illyrian soldier up to the top of the roman empire and was constantly engaged fighting both against barbarian populations and several usurpers. This tetradrachm portrays him during his last months of his reign together with the imperial eagle of the reverse.

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