Antoninianus - Probus ROMAE AETER; Roma
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 | 3.59 g |
| Diameter | 21.5 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 293974 |
| References | RIC V.2# 183h 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 PROB-VS P F AVG
Unabridged legend: Imperator Probus Pius Felix Augustus.
Translation: Supreme Commander Probus, dutiful and fortunate emperor.
Reverse
Hexastyle temple, Roma seated in centre, holding Victory in right hand and sceptre in left hand.
Mintmark and officina either side of winged thunderbolt in exergue.
Script: Latin
Lettering: ROMAE AETER
Unabridged legend: Romae Aeternae.
Translation: Everlasting Rome.
Mint
| R | Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476) |
Comments
Mass varies: 2.541–3.59 g; Diameter varies: 20.54–22.53 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) | 1st Officina (R-winged thunderbolt-A) | 33% | |||||||||||||
| ND (276-282) | 3rd Officina (R-wreath-Γ) | 0% | |||||||||||||
| ND (276-282) | 4th Officina (R-wreath-Δ) | 50% | |||||||||||||
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