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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.
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