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Numismatics

ID number:  BIRBI-R2167
Object type:  Coin
Institution:  The Barber Institute of Fine Arts
Named collection:  G. Haines Collection
Collector:  Haines, Geoffrey
Maker:  Probus; Ticinum
Denomination:  Antoninianus
Place made:  Europe: Italy, Lombardy, Pavia
Culture:  Roman
Date made:  276-282
Metal:  Billon
Diameter (cm):  2.50
Weight (g):  3.80
Axis (degrees):  180.00
Provenance:  Haines 1319. W. S. Lincoln, 1931.
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Description:  Obverse: Head of Probus, wearing radiate crown and bearded, cuirassed, facing r. Reverse: Soldier, helmeted and in military attire, standing facing l., holding Victory in r. and spear in l.; leaning on shield with l.

Inscriptions:  Obverse: IMP C PROBVS P F AVC (Imperator Caesar Probus Pius Felix Augustus). Reverse: VIRTVS HVC (Courage of the Emperor). In Exergue: QXXT

Bibliography:  RIC V 436

Notes:  In accordance with RIC, the QXXT in the exergue of the reverse are mintmarks indicating Ticinum.

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Haines, Geoffrey Colton
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