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ID number: BIRBI-R2128 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): 2.10 Weight (g): 3.94 Axis (degrees): 0.00 Provenance: Haines 1004. W. S. Lincoln, 1928. |
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Description: Obverse: Head of Probus, wearing radiate crown and beard, cuirassed, facing r. Reverse: Jupiter, naked and cloaked, standing facing l., holding thunder bolt in r. and sceptre in l.
Inscriptions: Obverse: PROBV-S P F AVC (Probus Pius Felix Augustus). Reverse: IOVI CON-S PROB HVG (Jupiter, Protector of Probus Augustus). In Exergue: R [symbol] B
Bibliography: RIC V 175
Notes: Silvered. In accordance with RIC, the R[symbol]B in the exergue of the reverse are mintmarks indicating Rome. The symbol is either an elongated star or a thunderbolt.
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