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ID number: BIRBI-R2129 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): 2.05 Weight (g): 3.60 Axis (degrees): 180.00 Provenance: Haines 1824. Seaby, 1934. |
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Description: Obverse: Head of Probus, wearing radiate crown and beard, cuirassed, facing r. Reverse: Mars, in military attire and helmeted, walking facing l., holding olive-branch in r. and spear and shield in l.
Inscriptions: Obverse: PROBV-S P F HVC (Probus Pius Felix Augustus). Reverse: MHRTI P-H-CIF (Mars, the Peace-Maker). In Exergue: RQΓ
Bibliography: RIC V 177
Notes: In accordance with RIC, the RQΓ in the exergue of the reverse are mintmarks indicating Rome.
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