Antoninianus - Probus ADVENTVS 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 | 3.9 g |
| Diameter | 22 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 294699 |
| References | RIC V.2# 155c 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, draped, cuirassed, right.
Script: Latin
Lettering: IMP PROBVS P F AVG
Translation:
Imperator Marcus Aurelius Probus Pius Felix Augustus.
Supreme commander (Imperator), Probus, the pious, the fortunate, emperor (Augustus).
Reverse
Probus, riding left, raising right hand and holding sceptre in left hand; at his feet, captive.
Scripts: Latin, Greek
Lettering:
ADVENTVS AVG
-/-//R*Γ
Translation:
Adventus Augusti.
Adventus (Roman welcoming ceremony) of the emperor.
Mint
Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)Comments
Mass varies: 3.19–4.59 g;
Diameter varies: 20–23 mm;
Example of this type:
Münzkabinett der Universität Göttingen
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
Diameter varies: 20–23 mm;
Example of this type:
Münzkabinett der Universität Göttingen
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (276-282) | "R (wreath)ς" in exergue; | 10% | |||||||||||||
| ND (276-282) | "R*Z" in exergue; | 30% | |||||||||||||
| ND (276-282) | "R*Γ" in exergue; | 0% | |||||||||||||
| ND (276-282) | 
|
"R*Δ" in exergue; | 10% | ||||||||||||
| ND (276-282) | "ς" in right field; "R(winged thunderbolt)Z" in exergue; | 40% | |||||||||||||
Frequencies show the percentage of Numista users who own each year or variety among all the users who own this coin. Since some users own several versions, the sum may be greater than 100%.
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Numista Rarity index: 88
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