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ID number: BIRBI-R2161 Object type: Coin
Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Named collection: G. Haines Collection Collector: Haines, Geoffrey Maker: Probus; Ticinum Denomination: Antoninianus Place made: Europe: Italy, Lombardy, Pavia Culture: Roman Date made: 276-282 Metal: Base metal Diameter (cm): 2.40 Weight (g): 3.98 Axis (degrees): 180.00 Provenance: Haines 1557. W. S. Lincoln, 1932. |
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Description: Obverse: Head of Probus, wearing radiate crown and beard, draped and cuirassed, facing r. Reverse: Emperor, in military attire, standing facing l., holding globe in r. and sceptre in l., crowned by Victory, draped and winged, standing facing l., holding laurel wreath in r. and palm in l.
Inscriptions: Obverse: IMP C M AVR PROBVS HVC (Imperator Caesar Marcus Aurelius Probus Augustus). Reverse: RESTITVT S-HEC (Restorer of the Age). In Exergue: VIXXT
Bibliography: RIC V 401
Notes: In accordance with RIC, the VIXXT in the exergue of the reverse are mintmarks indicating Ticinum.
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