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ID number: BIRBI-R2124 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: Base metal Diameter (cm): 2.40 Weight (g): 3.43 Axis (degrees): 180.00 Provenance: Haines 119. W. S. Lincoln, 1920. |
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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 AVC (Imperator Probus Augustus). Reverse: HDVEN-TVS HVG (Arrival of the Emperor). In Exergue: RᴗZ
Bibliography: RIC V 157
Notes: In accordance with RIC, the RᴗZ in the exergue of the reverse are mintmarks indicating Rome.
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