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ID number: BIRBI-R2168 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: Billon Diameter (cm): 2.45 Weight (g): 3.65 Axis (degrees): 315.00 Provenance: Haines 763. Spink, 1953. |

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Description: Obverse: Head of Probus, wearing radiate crown and bearded, cuirassed, facing r. Reverse: Soldier, helmeted and in military attire, standing facing l., holding Victory in r. and spear in l.; leaning on shield with l.
Inscriptions: Obverse: IMP C PROBVS P F HVC (Imperator Caesar Probus Pius Felix Augustus). Reverse: UIRTVS AVC (Courage of the Emperor). In Exergue: QXXT
Bibliography: RIC V 436
Notes: In accordance with RIC, the QXXT in the exergue of the reverse are mintmarks indicating Ticinum.
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