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This is my last set of Probus coins from the large lot of coins I started to post in february, I'm a little late but I hope you will like them.

Probus AE antoninianus, Ticinum mint.RIC 509, I star     
VIRTVS PROBI AVG, Radiate, helmeted, cuirassed bust left, holding spear over shoulder, and shield on left arm / 
MARTI PACIF, Mars walking left, holding branch, spear and shield. I in left field, star in right field. Mintmark QXXI. 

Probus Silvered AE Antoninianus. Rome mint.RIC 183     
IMP PROBVS P F AVG, radiate consular bust left holding eagle-tipped sceptre / 
ROMAE AETER, Roma seated, facing, in temple of six columns, holding victory and sceptre, R(winged thunderbolt)A below.

Probus AE Antoninianus. Lyons mint, 276 AD. RIC 28     
IMP C M AVR PROBVS AVG, radiate, cuirassed bust right / 
FIDES MILITVM, Fides standing left, holding two standards, Mintmark III. 

Probus Silvered AE Antoninianus. Lyons mint, 281 AD.RIC 107     
IMP C PROBVS P F AVG, radiate, cuirassed bust right / 
TEMPOR FELICIT, Felicitas standing right, holding caduceus and cornucopiae. Mintmark II. 

Probus, AE Antoninianus, Rome, AD 279. RIC 155 Wreath Z. 
IMP PROBVS P F AVG, radiate, cuirassed bust right. / 
ADVENTVS AVG, Probus on horseback left, holding sceptre and raising right hand, captive under the horse's hooves left. Mintmark R-wreath-Z.

Probus Silvered AE Antoninianus. Rome Mint, 276 AD. RIC 151    
IMP C M AVR PROBVS AVG, radiate, cuirassed bust right / 
FIDES MILIT, Fides standing, holding sceptre and transverse ensign. Mintmark XXIE.

This is my last purchase, a Nero type that I have been searching it for a long time.
It's from the Rome mint with the emperor portrait in high relief.

Nero. Orichalcum sestertius, Rome mint, 64 AD. RIC 149    
NERO CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR P IMP P P, laureate head right wearing aegis / 
S C, triumphal arch surmounted by statue of Nero in quadriga, Victory on left holds wreath and palm, Pax on right holds caduceus and cornucopia, wreath in archway, statue
of Mars, naked and helmeted, in niche.  35 mm / 26.2 g

Superb ! 

@CPK I love all three coins  , well done !

Some weeks ago I presented you a first set of six Probus's coins from a large lot of coins I bought recently , now I finished to indentify and photograhp all the Aurelian's coins from the lot , I hope you will like them.  
I will have to post a last set of six Probus's coins and some Gallienus and Gallic emperors coins.

Aurelian with Vaballathus, Billon tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated Year 4. AD 272-274.
AVT K Λ ΔOM AVPHΛIANOC CEB, laureate, draped bust of Aurelian right, L(A) before head. / 
IAC OVABAΛΛAΘOC ATHN V A C ? , laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Vabalathus right around, date L - Δ  across fields

Aurelian AE Antoninianus. Ticinum mint. RIC 154, T
IMP C AVRELIANVS AVG, radiate, cuirassed bust right / 
SOLI INVICTO, Sol walking left between two captives, holding globe, right hand raised, star in left field, Mintmark TXXT. 

Aurelian , AE Antoninianus. Siscia mint. RIC 225    
IMP AVRELIANVS AVG, radiate, cuirassed bust right / 
IOVI CONSER, Emperor standing right, usually with sceptre, accepting globe from Jupiter. Mintmark star P to Q 

Aurelian , Mediolanum ,AD 270 - AD 275 , RIC V Aurelian 147
IMP AVRELIANVS AVG Bust of Aurelian, radiate, draped, right or bust of Aurelian, radiate, cuirassed, right
VIRTVS MILITVM  Victory, winged, draped, walking left, holding wreath in right hand and palm in left hand MintMark:T

Aurelian AE Antoninianus. Tripolis mint, ca AD 274-275. RIC 390, left    
IMP C AVRELIANVS AVG, radiate, cuirassed bust left / 
SOLI INVICTO, Sol standing left, captive at foot, holding globe and raising right hand. Star in left field. Mintmark KA. 

Aurelian , Mediolanum ,AD 270 - AD 275 , RIC V Aurelian 134
IMP AVRELIANVS AVG Bust of Aurelian, radiate, cuirassed, right
ORIENS AVG Sol, radiate, standing left, raising right hand and holding globe in left hand; at his feet to the left, captive , MintMark:S

Aurelian AE Antoninianus.Serdica mint, RIC 290, dot B dot    
AVRELIANVS AVG, radiate, cuirassed bust right / 
RESTITVT ORBIS, Woman standing right, presenting wreath to Aurelian. Star in lower centre, mintmark KA dot B dot.

Herennius Etruscus, AE28 of Dacia. AMNG 46; Martin 3-63-1.
Q H ETR MES DEC CAES, bare-headed, draped, cuirassed bust righ, seen from the back / 
PROVIN-C-IA DACIA, Dacia in long robe and Phrygian cap standing facing, looking left, holding sceptre and a bundle of rice. Eagle with wreath in its beak and a lion at foot left and right. Date AN V below. 

These are two coins of Constantius II I bought recently , the Phoenix type from Alexandria I noticed after I bought it that it's an extremly rare coin , OCRE has only two examples from this mint and on Acsearch is the only one, it appears there because Themis Numismatics tried to sell it in 2019 without success.

I like the contrast between the two difrent patinas , blue-green against black-brown.

Constantius II , 348 - 350, RIC VIII Alexandria 69
D N CONSTAN-TIVS P F AVG Bust of Constantius II, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right
FEL TEMP REPARATIO , radiate phoenix standing right on globe, star in right field. MintMark: ALEA
17 mm / 2.28 g

Constantius II, Antioch. 347-348 AD.RIC VIII 113, DI 
DN CONSTAN-TIVS PF AVG, pearl-diademed head right / 
VOT XX MVLT XXX within wreath. Mintmark SMANΔI. 

Thanks for sharing with us !

To be honest, I didn't know which emperor I bought, I only suspected that it's from the period of Decius. It took me a while to identify it :) now I am happy to introduce you my latest provincial coin : 

Province: Galatia-Pontus , Region: Pontus , City: Neocaesarea 
Trebonianus Gallus (Augustus) , AD 251/2 , RPC IX, 1239
ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ ΓΑΛΛΟϹ ϹΕΒΑ (Imperator Caesar Gallus Augustus) laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gallus, right, seen from rear
ΚΟΙ ΠΟΝΤ ΜΗΤ ΝΕΟΚΑΙϹΑΡΕΙΑϹ, ΕΤ/Ο, ΡΠ/Η (Year ΡΠΗ = 188)Tyche standing facing, head right, holding long rudder and cornucopia

30 mm/ 15 g

I wish you an easy and quick recovery !

In the last period I bought many Probus, Aurelian and Gallienus coins, I would say that these are my favorite coinages from that period.  I will try to present them in the next weeks as I identify and photograph them, I will group them in several sets.

Probus AE Antoninianus. Ticinum mint, 277 AD. RIC 388    
VIRTVS PROBI AVG, radiate, helmeted, and cuirassed bust left holding spear and shield / 
IOVI CONSERVAT, emperor standing right holding eagle-tipped sceptre, receiving globe from Jupiter standing left, VXXT below. 

Probus AE Antoninianus. Rome. RIC 184,E
IMP C PROBVS AVG, radiate, mantled bust left holding eagle-tipped sceptre / 
ROMAE AETER, hexastyle temple with Roma seated within, holding Victory and sceptre. Mintmark R thunderbolt epsilon. RIC V-2 Rome 184 var (unlisted officina).
21 mm / 4.5 g

Probus. Antoninianus. Ticinum. RIC 489    
IMP C PROBVS PF AVG, radiate bust left wearing imperial mantle and holding eagle-tipped sceptre / 
PROVIDENT AVG, Providentia standing left, holding globe and sceptre. Left field: Q. Mintmark SXXI.

Probus Silvered AE Antoninianus. Rome mint.RIC 200     
IMP PROBVS PF AVG, radiate mantled bust left holding eagle-tipped sceptre / 
SOLI INVICTO, Sol, radiate, in chariot riding left, raising right hand and holding globe and whip in left hand. Mintmark R(wreath)Γ.

Probus AE Antoninianus. Siscia mint, 277-282 AD. RIC 818, S    
IMP C M AVR PROBVS P F AVG, radiate, mantled bust left, holding eagle-tipped sceptre / 
VIRTVS PROBI AVG, Probus on horseback galloping left riding down enemy. Mintmark XXIS. Cohen 931.

Probus. AE Antoninianus. Cyzicus. RIC 913 var    
IMP CM AVR PROBVS PF AVG, radiate, helmeted and cuirassed bust left, holding spear over shoulder and shield, decorated with emperor spearing fallen enemy, on left arm /
VIRTVS PROBI AVG, Emperor riding left, holding sceptre, right hand raised, captive before. Mintmark CXXIM. 
24 mm / 3.7 g

This is my newest fraction from Carthage, what makes it special is the high silver content , I think has more than 70% silver. I was unable to find a similar billon/silver fraction.

Maximianus , Billon Silver Fraction , Carthage , 303 AD , RIC VI Carthage 37b
IMP C MAXIMIANVS P F AVG , Bust of Maximian, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right /
VOT X•X / FK within a wreath , MintMark: FK (Felix Karthago) , 3.34 g

14 hours ago, Salomons Cat said:

Interesting reverse. I don't know much about late Roman coins, my collection stops at Maximinus Thrax.
Do you know what the reverse means?

This is the best article/explanation I found :

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/moonmoth/hut_analysis.html

I bought it for the nice details.

Constans, AE2, Antioch. AD 348-350. RIC VIII 128, Γ    
DN CONSTA-NS PF AVG, Pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed bust left, holding globe / 
FEL TEMP REPA-RATIO, Helmeted soldier, spear in left hand, walking right, looking left; leading a small bare-headed figure from a hut beneath a tree with long slender leaves. The spear points downwards, between the soldier's legs. Star in upper centre. Mintmark ANΓ. 

my prefered Decius portrait

This is my third exemple , I didn't have a photo when I posted the first ones.

I compared your coin with many other examples , it looks perfectly genuine to me , ..again is my opinion.

I have some other large folles(GENIO POPVLI ..) from the tetrarchy period but no one has a cuirassed bust , this was the main reason to buy it. In that period the Londinium mint used the same type of cuirassed bust for the other three emperors.

Galerius, as Caesar AE Follis. London mint. RIC VI 15    
MAXIMIANVS NOB CAES, laureate, cuirassed bust right (small head, long neck) /
GENIO POPV-LI ROMANI, Genius standing left, modius on head, naked but for chlamys draped over shoulder (hangs low), holding patera and cornucopiae. No mintmark. 
28 mm / 10.1 g

Great coin with a nice green patina , also an important Trajan's historical type. My first example is sharing the same reverse die with yours, looks like the die at one moment lost some details in the rock area( I compared other examples when I bought mine). I have two other dupodii, but I don't have photos with them.

Trajan AE Dupondius. RIC 623a

IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC PM TRP COS VI P P, radiate bust right, slight drapery on left shoulder /

DACIA AVGVST, PROVINCIA/S C in exergue, Dacia seated left on rock, holding aquila; small children around holding grain and grapes respectively.

1 hour ago, DonnaML said:

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If anyone has any further information about the so-called "Rhakotis Collection" (presumably a typical made-up auction house name), or has ever seen a coin envelope like this one before, please let me know.

an article that I found :

https://coinsweekly.com/the-rhakotis-collection-of-coins-from-alexandria/

19 hours ago, Salomons Cat said:

Really good that you pointed this out again. When looking at the most recent posts here (including mine) we obviously started neglecting this fact at some point.

But I must mention 1 other thing about the Domitian issue:

What HJB wrote here is not entirely true. Or at least the phrasing can be slightly misguiding. Yes - on the ANACS encapsulation, the coin was described a Titus issue which was wrong (which seems a bit funny and concerning for such an expensive coin!). But CNG has already described the coin correctly as a Divus Titus, before the cleaning. So, the cleaning was not necessary to reveal this legend.
CNG was just not correct about the fact that the coin was encrusted and not corroded. That's the single new fact that was discovered by HJB. But CNG didn't take the coin out of the slab, so the difference was probably not visible to them.
Anyway - my personal conclusion is that everyone should be a bit more precise with their descriptions of these $100'000 items...

five months ago the seller made a presentation video of the two sestertii , the one issued by Domitian was already ''artfully'' cleaned , at that time his opinion was that both are issued by Titus:  

I bought the atoninianus for the nice galley reverse and to make a pair with my sestertius bought some years ago.The sertertius looks much better in hand.
    
Postumus AR Antoninianus. RIC 73
IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right / 
LAETITIA AVG, galley left with four rowers and pilot. 
23 mm / 2.6 g

    
Postumus AE Double Sestertius. RIC 143
IMP C M CASS LAT POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right / 
LAETITIA AVG, Galley right with three or four rowers, sometimes with steersman.

So many important types , you really had a great year ! My favorite coin is the Caligula sestertius , folowed by Domitian sestertius and the one of Commodus.

Also , the Hadrian sestertius from the last photo is very attractive.

Congratulations ! 

It was difficult to choose  , my favorites are #8 , #5 and #4  , plus a mention for the beautiful bust of Apollo (#2)

Congratulations !

Superb !