Antoninianus - Probus VIRTVS AVG; Victory
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 |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 292789 |
| References | RIC V.2# 441 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.Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/) |
Obverse
Bust of Probus, radiate, wearing imperial mantle, left, holding sceptre surmounted by eagle in right hand.
Script: Latin
Lettering: IMP C M AVR PROBVS AVG CONS III
Translation:
Imperator Caesar Marcus Aurelius Probus Augustus Consul Tertium.
Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar Marcus Aurelius Probus, emperor (Augustus), consul for the third time.
Reverse
Soldier, helmeted, in military attire, standing left, holding Victory in right hand and spear in left hand; to right, shield.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
VIRTVS AVG
-/-//QXXT
Translation:
Virtus Augusti.
Courage of the emperor.
Mint
Ticinum, modern-day Pavia, ItalyComments
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (276-282) | "QXXT" in exergue; | ||||||||||||||
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