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ID number: BIRBI-R2178 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: Silver and base metal Diameter (cm): 2.50 Weight (g): 4.28 Axis (degrees): 0.00 Provenance: Haines 1005. W. S. Lincoln, 1928. |
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Description: Obverse: Head of Probus, wearing helmet, radiate and bearded, cuirassed, holding spear and shield, facing l. Reverse: Salus, draped, standing facing r., feeding serpent in arms; V and *, to l. and r. respectively.
Inscriptions: Obverse: VIRTVS PROBI HVC (The Courage of Probus Augustus). Reverse: SHLIIS HVC (To the Health of the Emperor). In Exergue: TXXI
Bibliography: RIC V 500
Notes: Silvered. In accordance with RIC, the TXXI in the exergue of the reverse and the V and * in the field of the reverse are mintmarks (officina) indicating Ticinum.
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