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Numismatics

ID number:  BIRBI-R2148
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):  2.25
Weight (g):  3.74
Axis (degrees):  315.00
Provenance:  Haines 1001. W. S. Lincoln, 1928.
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Description:  Obverse: Head of Probus, wearing radiate crown and beard, cuirassed, facing r. Reverse: Trophy between two captives, bound on the floor.

Inscriptions:  Obverse: IMP PRO-BVS AVG (Imperator Probus Augustus). Reverse: VICTOR-IA GERM (Victory over the Germans). In Exergue: R[laurel wreath]A

Bibliography:  RIC V 222

Notes:  In accordance with RIC, the R[laurel wreath]A in the exergue of the reverse are mintmarks indicating Rome.

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Haines, Geoffrey Colton
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