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Numismatics ID number: BIRBI-R2164 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): 2.25 Weight (g): 3.31 Axis (degrees): 180.00 Provenance: Haines 1009. W. S. Lincoln, 1928. |
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Description: Obverse: Head of Probus, wearing radiate crown and beard, cuirassed or holding shield, holding spear, facing l. Reverse: Mars, naked but helmeted and cloaked, walking facing r., holding spear in r. and trophy in l. over shoulder. Inscriptions: Obverse: VI-HTVS PROBI HVC (The Courage of Probus Augustus). Reverse: UIHTIIS AUC (Courage of the Emperor). In Exergue: PXXT Bibliography: RIC V 430 Notes: In accordance with RIC, the PXXT in the exergue of the reverse are mintmarks indicating Ticinum. On the obverse, there may have been an error when engraving Probus' body. |
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| Haines, Geoffrey Colton British 1899 1981-09-14 | |
| Probus Roman 236 282 | |
| Ticinum | |
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