Antoninianus - Probus PROVIDENT AVG; Providentia
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 | 2.8 g |
| Diameter | 22.5 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 292905 |
| References | RIC V.2# 552c 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, draped, cuirassed, right.
Script: Latin
Lettering: IMP C PROBVS AVG
Translation:
Imperator Caesar Probus Augustus.
Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar Probus, emperor (Augustus).
Reverse
Providentia, draped, standing left, holding globe in right hand and sceptre in left hand.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
PROVIDENT AVG
B/-//-
Translation:
Providentia Augusti.
Foresight of the emperor (Augustus).
Mint
Ticinum, modern-day Pavia, ItalyComments
Mass varies: 1.62–4.107 g;
Diameter varies: 22–23.4 mm;
Example of this type:
American Numismatic Society (ANS)
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
Diameter varies: 22–23.4 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) | "B" in exergue; | ||||||||||||||
| ND (276-282) | "B" in field; | ||||||||||||||
| ND (276-282) | "BXXI" in exergue; | ||||||||||||||
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