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ID number: BIRBI-R2121 Object type: Coin
Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Named collection: G. Haines Collection Collector: Haines, Geoffrey Maker: Probus; Rome Denomination: Antoninianus Place made: Europe: Italy, Rome Culture: Roman Date made: 276-282 Metal: Silver and base metal Diameter (cm): 2.30 Weight (g): 4.14 Axis (degrees): 315.00 Provenance: Haines 1878. Ex Rev. E. A. Sydenham Collection, 1935. |

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Description: Obverse: Head of Probus, wearing radiate crown and beard, cuirassed, facing r. Reverse: Emperor, in military attire, riding facing l., r. hand raised and holding sceptre in l.; captive at feet, to l.
Inscriptions: Obverse: IMP PRO-BVS HVG (Imperator Probus Augustus). Reverse: ADVEN-TVS AVC (Arrival of the Emperor). In Exergue: R*Z
Bibliography: RIC V 157
Notes: Traces of silvering. In accordance with RIC, the R*Z in the exergue of the reverse are mintmarks indicating Rome.
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