Obverse: IMP C M AVR PROBVS P AVG
Radiate, cuirassed bust left, holding spear and shield.
Reverse: SOLI INVICTO / XXIS
Sol in quadriga galloping left, right hand raised, left hand holding whip.
Bilon, diameter 22,1 x 21,5 mm, weight 4,41 g.
Sol was the favorite and most frequently depicted God of the Roman pantheon in Probus' coinage. There are numerous variants of reverses with Sol; however the depiction of Sol in quadriga (left or central/spread) remains undoubtedly an iconic, classis reverse for Probus . This reverse type was struck in Lugdunum, Rome, Ticinum, Siscia, Serdica and Kyzikos mints, with each mint having its unique style.
