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	3.7 g
Diameter	21.5 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 293976
References	RIC V.2# 187h 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.187 Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)

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Obverse

Bust of Probus, radiate, wearing imperial mantle, left, holding sceptre surmounted by eagle in right hand.

Script: Latin

Lettering: PROBVS P F AVG

Translation:
Probus Pius Felix Augustus.
Emperor Probus, the pious, the fortunate.

Reverse

Hexastyle temple, Roma seated in centre, holding Victory in right hand and sceptre in left hand.

Scripts: Latin, Greek

Lettering:
ROMAE AETER
-/-//R*Δ

Translation:
Romae Aeternae.
Everlasting Rome.

Mint

Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)

Comments

Mass varies: 2.93–4.97 g;
Diameter varies: 19.25–23 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
Undetermined
ND (276-282)												"R(crescent)Δ" in exergue;
ND (276-282)												"R(crescent)ϵ" in exergue;
ND (276-282)												"R(winged thunderbolt)Δ" in exergue;
ND (276-282)												"R(wreath)Δ" in exergue;
ND (276-282)												"R*Δ" in exergue;
ND (276-282)												"RVA" in exergue;

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