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ID number: BIRBI-R2125 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): 2.30 Weight (g): 3.85 Axis (degrees): 0.00 Provenance: Haines 2426. Presented by Mr H. H. Scullard, 1946. |
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Description: Obverse: Head of Probus, wearing radiate crown and beard, cuirassed, facing r. Reverse: Fides, draped, standing facing l., holding two ensigns.
Inscriptions: Obverse: IMP PROB-VS P F AVG (Imperator Probus Pius Felix Augustus). Reverse: FIDES N-ILITIV (Loyalty of the Soldier). In Exergue: R [symbol] E
Bibliography: RIC V 169 var.
Notes: In accordance with RIC, the R[symbol]E in the exergue of the reverse are mintmarks indicating Rome. The symbol is either an elongated star or a thunderbolt. As opposed to the RIC type, the obverse legend is a variation.
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