Antoninianus - Probus MARS VICTOR; Mars
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 | 3.8 g |
| Diameter | 23.5 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 293299 |
| References | RIC V.2# 36f 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, 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
Mars, helmeted, in military attire, walking right, holding spear in right hand and trophy in left hand.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
MARS VICTOR
-/-//II
Translation:
Mars Victor.
Mars, the victorious.
Mint
Lugdunum, Gaul, modern-day Lyons, France (15 BC–AD 78; 196–197; 274-413)Comments
Mass varies: 3.21–4.36 g;
Diameter varies: 23.48–24 mm;
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
Diameter varies: 23.48–24 mm;
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (276-282) | "II" in exergue; | 75% | |||||||||||||
| ND (276-282) | "III" in exergue; | 25% | |||||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 93
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