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ID number: BIRBI-R2165 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): 2.30 Weight (g): 3.35 Axis (degrees): 0.00 Provenance: Haines 1896. Ex Rev. E. A. Sydenham Collection, 1935. |
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Description: Obverse: Head of Probus, wearing helmet, radiate and bearded, cuirassed, holding spear and shield, facing l. Reverse: Mars, naked but helmeted and cloaked, walking facing r., holding spear in r. and trophy in l. over shoulder.
Inscriptions: Obverse: VIRTVS PROBI HVC (The Courage of Probus Augustus). Reverse: VIRTV-S AVC (Courage of the Emperor). In Exergue: P…T
Bibliography: RIC V 430
Notes: In accordance with RIC, the P[XX]T in the exergue of the reverse are mintmarks indicating Ticinum.
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