Antoninianus - Probus FELICIT TEMP; Felicitas

Features

Issuer	Rome › Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor	Probus (Marcus Aurelius Probus) (276-282)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	276-282
Value	Antoninianus (1)
Currency	Antoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301)
Composition	Silver
Weight	3.4 g
Diameter	22 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 292526
References	RIC V.2# 26 Percy H. Webb, Harold Mattingly, Edward Allen Sydenham; 1933. The Roman Imperial Coinage / Volume 5.2. Marcus Aurelius Probus – Maximian (AD 276–310). Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom. , OCRE# ric.5.pro.26 Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)

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Obverse

Bust of Probus, radiate, cuirassed, right.

Script: Latin

Lettering: IMP C PROBVS P F AVG

Translation:
Imperator Caesar Probus Pius Felix Augustus.
Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar Probus, the pious, the fortunate, emperor (Augustus).

Reverse

Felicitas, draped, standing left, holding caduceus in right hand and sceptre in left hand.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
FELICIT TEMP
-/-//-

Translation:
Felicitas Temporum.
Fortunate times.

Mint

Lugdunum, Gaul, modern-day Lyons, France (15 BC–AD 78; 196–197; 274-413)

Comments

Mass varies: 1.71–3.93 g;
Diameter varies: 20–24 mm;

Example of this type:
American Numismatic Society (ANS)

Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (276-282)
ND (276-282)												"II" in exergue;

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