Probus Cyzicus SOLI INVICTO
Obverse: IMP C M AVR PROBVS P F AVG
Reverse: SO - LI _ INVICT - O
Emission: 2
Officina: -
Bust type: H2 = Radiate bust left in consular robe, holding eagle-tipped sceptre (Scipio)
Exergue marks: -
Literature: RIC 911var (unlisted no mintmark)
Rarity: R3
Note: An extremely rare variety without mintmarks. The Probus Adventvs Probi Avg and Soli Invicto issues without mintmarks are very rare and desirable. They were struck at the mints of Cyzicus, Serdica, Siscia, Rome, and Lugdunum and were distributed as part of the imperial donativa during the emperor's advents (visits) to these cities. The assignment of these interesting Donativa coins to a specific mint—due to the lack of any mintmarks—is based on a careful analysis of their style, especially the style of the emperor's portrait and lettering style, as well as the relationship of the dies to later issues, which have mintmarks typical of the individual mints. These coins are often misattributed, as RIC V.2 cites only the reverse of the Adentvs Probi Avg without mintmarks as no. 904 (Cyzicus) and the reverse of the Soli Invicto without mintmarks as no. 101 (Lugdunum).
Ref: ex.coll.B.Skibniewski
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