Probus AD 276-282 Antoninianus Quadriga oncoming

Probus AD 276-282 AE Antoninianus "Quadriga oncoming"
"Sol, the invincible, the unconquered sun"
Obv: IMP C M AVR PROBVS P AVG - Radiate, helmeted bust left, cuirassed with shield and spear.
Rev: SOLI INVICTO - Oncoming Quadriga, driven by Sol, holding whip and globe.
Exe: KA[dot][Gamma][dot] Serdica (Sofia, Bulgaria) mint AD 280
RIC Vii, p. 112, 864G; Cohen 679

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The Emperor who seemed to have a special love for horses, considering the themes for many of his coin issues was Marcus Aurelius Probus, Emperor of Rome from 276 to 282 AD.
The army proclaimed Probus Emperor in opposition to Florian who was soon murdered by his own troops. He is, perhaps, the best example of the soldier emperors that ruled Rome during the last half of the Third Century AD. He spent most of his reign involved in military affairs, suppressed several bids for power by usurpers and died at the hands of his own disgruntled soldiers. It would seem his fatal error to have made a statement that the time was coming when a state of peace would make the armies unnecessary. In the words of Doug Smith (http://dougsmith.ancients.info/p­robus.html), It is never a good management technique to tell the workers that you don't need or appreciate them. When your workers carry swords, this was to be a big mistake.

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