Note: extremely rare and sought-after by collectors reverse type with Emperor on horse spearing knealing enemy (VIR-1 in Gysen's classification). This is by far the rarest and most interesting reverse type among the few reverses struct at Cyzicus under Probus (though the same reverse type is quite common at Serdica).
Only the fourth specimen of this type from officina "Q" known (but only the second ex. with Gorgoneion on shield; the remaining examples either do not have a decorated shield or have a horseman depicted on the shield)
Provenance: Paul Francis Jacquier Auction 45 lot 1735 = Philippe Gysen collection
OBVERSE: IMP C M AVR PROBVS P F AVG
REVERSE: VIRTVS PROBI AVG (VIR-1)
BUST TYPE: E1 = Radiate, cuirassed and helmeted bust left, holding spear and shield decorated with Gorgoneion
FIELD / EXERGUE MARKS: Q//XXIMC
WEIGHT 3.31g / AXIS: 12h / DIAMETER: 21-22mm
