RIC75  Radiate, cuir bust in imperial mantle with eagle sceptre facing left, “IMP C PROBVS P F AVG: Rev: Felicity stg left holding caduceus in r hand and cornucopia in left. “FELICITAS SEC” Ticinum (modern Pavia) mint. Probus was one of the generals who did all the heavy lifting for the emperors Valerian and later on for the emperors Aurelian and Tacitus. Tacitus appointed him commander in the East and delegated full imperial power to him. When Tacitus died in 276, Probus was acclaimed emperor by the eastern legions. Probus was the last emperor proclaimed by the legions to seek the official blessing of the Senate. He was also successful at beating back barbarian incursions even taking the fight across the Rhine and rebuilding fortifications along the German frontier.  Like Aurelian, Probus was a man of principle that sought to restore the old values of Rome which included the use of the army to construct public infrastructure such as roads and bridges. However, the values that built Rome were long gone in the legions, which were mostly now formed by barbarian recruits and auxiliaries. Fixing bridges and draining swamps meant no conquering, no conquering meant no booty, no booty was not what the soldiers signed up for.  In September 262 while camped near his birth place of Sirmium. Probus was killed by soldiers who mutinied at his orders to perform civic work.   Nice dark patina, with a trace of silver wash great portrait. GVF  WT 3.94 gr