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Antoninianus - Probus RESTITVT ORBIS

Features

Issuer RomeRoman 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 3.9 g
Diameter 21 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Orientation Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
293282
References RIC V.2# 925c
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.925
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)

Obverse

Bust of Probus, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right.

Script: Latin

Lettering: IMP C M AVR PROBVS P F AVG

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

Reverse

Female figure, draped, standing right, presenting wreath to Probus, standing left, holding globe in right hand and sceptre in left hand.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
RESTITVT ORBIS
A//XXI

Translation:
Restitutor Orbis.
Restorer of the city (Rome).

Mint

Antioch on the Orontes, Syria, modern-day Antakya, Turkey

Comments

Mass varies: 2.54–4.94 g;
Diameter varies: 19.65–23 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 Frequency
ND (276-282)  "∈Δ" in field; "XXI" in exergue; 9%
ND (276-282)  "A" in field; "XXI" in exergue; 15%
ND (276-282)  "B" in field; "XXI" in exergue; 18%
ND (276-282)  "H" in field; "XXI" in exergue; 15%
ND (276-282)  "Z" in field; "XXI" in exergue; 9%
ND (276-282)  "Γ" in field; "XXI" in exergue; 9%
ND (276-282)  "Δ" in field; "XXI" in exergue; 12%
ND (276-282)  "ϵ" in field; "XXI" in exergue; 21%
ND (276-282)  "ς" in field; "XXI" in exergue; 6%

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