Probus BI Antoninianus. Siscia, AD 277. VIRTVS PROBI AVG, radiate, helmeted and cuirassed bust to left, holding spear over shoulder and shield decorated with pegasus flying to right / ADVENTVS PROBI AVG, emperor on horseback to left, one hand raised, the other holding sceptre; captive seated to left in front, KA in exergue. RIC V.2 634; probuscoins.fr 1340 (R3, this coin); Alföldi, Siscia V -. 4.27g, 23mm, 7h.
Near Extremely Fine. Extremely Rare; unlisted by Alföldi, one of only four examples on CoinArchives, all struck from the same dies.
This coin published at Probus Coins Online (https://probuscoins.fr/);
From the collection of a Polish connoisseur of Probus coins;
Ex Solidus Numismatik, Online Auction 9, 8 October 2016, lot 513 (hammer 475 EUR).
This wonderful and rare military bust with a pegasus on the shield is combined with the very unusual Greek KA mintmark which is rare to see at Siscia.