Lot 65 - Numismatic Auction 8

Probus, 276-282. Aureus, 280, Serdica. Obv. IMP C M AVR PROBVS P AVG. Helmeted and cuirassed bust left, holding spear in right hand and ... Read more
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Probus, 276-282. Aureus, 280, Serdica. Obv. IMP C M AVR PROBVS P AVG. Helmeted and cuirassed bust left, holding spear in right hand and shield over left shoulder. Rev. VICTORIAE. In exergue, AVG. Victory in slow quadriga left, holding wreath in right hand and palm in left. RIC 833g; Calicó 4229 (same dies); Cohen 784 (this coin); Biaggi 1630. Gold. 5.90g.
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Ex. Collection Ponton d'Amécourt, auction Rollin & Feuardent, 1887, lot 579; Ex. Vinchon Auction, 9-10 december 1997, lot 55.

Probus accessed the purple in 276. The empire had just come out of a chaotic period, which had lasted nearly twenty years, known, under the name of “crisis of the thirty tyrants”. Despite the profound reforms undertaken by Aurelian between 270 and 275, the empire was always under tension. The death of Probus himself, murdered by his own soldiers in 282 in Sirmium, shows the fragility. Yet Probus wanted and tried, for nearly six years, which is significant at this time, to deeply reorganize the army by opening it widely to the auxiliary, these integrated foreigners in the legions with a view to their future implantation in the Roman territories. He imposed general works to the troops for the upkeep of the territory and for the well-being of the population. It is to him that we owe the freedom given to the peasants of Gaul and of Pannonia to plant grape vines, prohibited since Domitian. He also continued the monetary reforms created by Aurelian and produced extraordinary gold coins throughout his long reign.

Probus accède à la pourpre en 276. L’empire sort à peine d’une période chaotique qui a duré près de vingt ans : la « crise des trente tyrans ». Malgré les profondes réformes engagées par Aurélien entre 270 et 275, l’empire est toujours sous tension. La mort de Probus lui-même, assassiné par ses propres soldats en 282 à Sirmium, en montre la fragilité. Pourtant Probus parvient, en près de six ans, ce qui est considérable à cette époque, à réorganiser profondément l’armée en l’ouvrant largement aux auxiliaires, ces étrangers intégrés dans les légions en vue de leur implantation future dans l’espace romain. Il impose aux troupes des travaux d’utilité publique pour préserver le territoire et contribuer au mieuxêtre des populations. C’est à lui que nous devons la liberté accordée aux paysans de la Gaule et de Pannonie de planter des vignes, interdite depuis Domitien. Il poursuit également les réformes monétaires engagées par Aurélien et produit d’extraordinaires monnaies d’or tout au long de son règne.
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