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ID number: BIRBI-R2145 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: Billon Diameter (cm): 2.20 Weight (g): 3.84 Axis (degrees): 0.00 Provenance: Haines 1548. W. S. Lincoln, 1932. |
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Description: Obverse: Head of Probus, wearing radiate crown and beard, cuirassed, facing r. Reverse: Victoria, draped and winged, walking facing l., holding laurel wreath in r. and trophy in l.
Inscriptions: Obverse: PROBV-S P F AVG (Probus Pius Felix Augustus). Reverse: VICTO-RIA AVG (Imperial Victory). In Exergue: R[symbol]Ϛ
Bibliography: RIC V 215
Notes: In accordance with RIC, the R[symbol]Ϛ in the exergue of the reverse are mintmarks indicating Rome. The symbol is either an elongated star or a thunderbolt.
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