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Numismatics

ID number:  BIRBI-R2134
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):  3.43
Axis (degrees):  45.00
Provenance:  Haines 1883. Ex Rev. E. A. Sydenham Collection, 1935.
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Description:  Obverse: Head of Probus, wearing radiate crown and beard, cuirassed, facing r. Reverse: Roma, draped and helmeted, head facing l., seated in temple, holding Victory in r. and sceptre in l.

Inscriptions:  Obverse: IMP PRO-BVS HVG (Imperator Probus Augustus). Reverse: ROVHE HETER (To Everlasting Rome). In Exergue: R*Γ

Bibliography:  RIC V 185

Notes:  In accordance with RIC, the R*Γ in the exergue of the reverse are mintmarks indicating Rome.

3 Related People

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Haines, Geoffrey Colton
British
1899
1981-09-14
Probus
Roman
236
282
Rome
Roman;Byzantine;Italian


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