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ID number:  BIRBI-R2123
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):  4.19
Axis (degrees):  0.00
Provenance:  Haines 566. W. S. Lincoln, 1923.
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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 AVG (Imperator Probus Augustus). Reverse: HDVEN-TVS HVC (Arrival of the Emperor). In Exergue: RᴗϚ

Bibliography:  RIC V 157

Notes:  Silvered. In accordance with RIC, the RᴗϚ in the exergue of the reverse are mintmarks indicating Rome.

3 Related People

Probus
Roman
236
282
Rome
Roman;Byzantine;Italian


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Haines, Geoffrey Colton
British
1899
1981-09-14
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