Antoninianus - Probus VIRTVS PROBI AVG
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 | 4.1 g |
| Diameter | 22.5 mm |
| Thickness | 1.5 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 293910 |
| References | RIC V.2# 878h 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
Translation:
Imperator Caesar Marcus Aurelius Probus Augustus.
Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar Marcus Aurelius Probus, emperor (Augustus).
Reverse
Probus, galloping right, spearing enemy whose shield lies beneath horse.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
VIRTVS PROBI AVG
-/-//KAA
Translation:
Virtus Probi Augusti.
Courage of emperor (Augustus) Probus.
Mint
Serdica, Thrace, modern-day Sophia, BulgariaComments
Mass varies: 3.19–5.29 g;
Diameter varies: 21.6–24 mm;
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
Diameter varies: 21.6–24 mm;
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (276-282) | "KA•A•" in exergue; | ||||||||||||||
| ND (276-282) | "KA•B•" in exergue; | ||||||||||||||
| ND (276-282) | "KA•Γ•" in exergue; | ||||||||||||||
| ND (276-282) | "KA•Δ•" in exergue; | ||||||||||||||
| ND (276-282) | "KAA" in exergue; | ||||||||||||||
| ND (276-282) | "KAB" in exergue; | ||||||||||||||
| ND (276-282) | "KAΓ" in exergue; | ||||||||||||||
| ND (276-282) | "KAΔ" in exergue; | ||||||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 97
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