Antoninianus - Probus VIRTVS PROBI AVG; 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 | 3.7 g |
| Diameter | 21.5 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 293855 |
| References | RIC V.2# 811 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, left.
Script: Latin
Lettering: IMP C M AVR PROBVS AVG
Translation:
Imperator Caesar Marcus Aurelius Probus Augustus.
Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar Marcus Aurelius Probus, emperor (Augustus).
Reverse
Mars, helmeted, walking right, holding spear in right hand and trophy in left hand; sometimes at his feet, one or two captives.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
VIRTVS PROBI AVG
-/-//XXIP
Translation:
Virtus Probi Augusti.
Courage of emperor (Augustus) Probus.
Mint
Siscia, modern-day Sisak, CroatiaComments
Mass varies: 3.64–3.83 g;
Diameter varies: 21–21.75 mm;
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
Diameter varies: 21–21.75 mm;
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (276-282) | "P" in right field; "XXI" in exergue; | ||||||||||||||
| ND (276-282) | "Q" in right field; "XXI" in exergue; | ||||||||||||||
| ND (276-282) | "S" in right field; "XXI" in exergue; | ||||||||||||||
| ND (276-282) | "T" in right field; "XXI" in exergue; | ||||||||||||||
| ND (276-282) | "V" in right field; "XXI" in exergue; | ||||||||||||||
| ND (276-282) | "VI" in right field; "XXI" in exergue; | ||||||||||||||
| ND (276-282) | "XXIP" in exergue; | ||||||||||||||
| ND (276-282) | "XXIQ" in exergue; | ||||||||||||||
| ND (276-282) | "XXIS" in exergue; | ||||||||||||||
| ND (276-282) | "XXIT" in exergue; | ||||||||||||||
| ND (276-282) | "XXIV" in exergue; | ||||||||||||||
| ND (276-282) | "XXIVI" in exergue; | ||||||||||||||
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