Roman Empire, Probus, Antoninianus Roma
Note: RIC lists these coins with R-><-A (R thunderbolt A), RჲΓ (R wreath Gamma), RჲΔ (R wreath Delta), omitting R thunderbolt Delta.
R thunderbolt A is most certainly a misreading of Δ for A, since hundreds of such coins have been attested from hoards as being from officina four. Meanwhile, I have never come across a specimen with Romae Aeter from officna one (R thunderbolt A). Officina 'A' in the last emmissions before the coded eqviti series officina A only struck Victoria Germ reverse, not Romae Aeter reverse. Thus, rather than a variant, one can catalogue coins with R-><-Δ as either RIC 183, ignoring RIC's mistake, or as RIC 183 corr. - above observation courtesy of Grzegorz Kryszczuk.
OBVERSE: IMP PROBVS P F AVG
REVERSE: ROMAE AETER = Roma seated in temple, holding Victory and sceptre
BUST TYPE: H2 = radiate bust left in consular robe, holding sceptre surmounted by eagle (scipio)
FIELD / EXERGUE MARKS: -/-//R≤≥Δ
Bardzo ładny egzemplarz.
Awers: popiersie cesarza w koronie promienistej i szacie konsularnej, trzymającego scipio, w lewo, w otoku legenda:
IMP PROBVS P F AVG;
Rewers: Heksastylos na trzech schodach, wewnątrz tronująca Roma trzymająca Wiktorię, w otoku legenda:
ROMAE AE-TER, w odcinku RpółksiężycA;
Srebro bilonowe, średnica 21 x 23 mm, waga 3,67 g, oś 6 h.
Reference: RIC 183 corr, Guillemain 474