| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
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| Year | 278-280 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | Antoninianus (1) |
| Currency | Antoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301) |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 3.5 g |
| Diameter | 21.5 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Engraver(s) | |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | RIC V.2#629b, OCRE#ric.5.pro.629 |
| Obverse description | Bust of Probus, radiate, wearing imperial mantle, left, holding sceptre surmounted by eagle in right hand. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | IMP C M AVR PROBVS P AVG (Translation: Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar Marcus Aurelius Probus, the pious, emperor (Augustus).) |
| Reverse description | Probus, riding left, raising right hand and holding sceptre in left hand; sometimes at his feet, captive. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | ADVENTVS AVG In exergue XXI followed by officina mark, sometimes officina mark in field. (Translation: Adventus (Roman welcoming ceremony) of the emperor.) |
| Edge | |
| Mint | |
| Mintage | ND (278) - `XXIP` in exergue (officina 1); - ND (278) - `XXIQ` in exergue (officina 4); - ND (278) - `XXIS` in exergue (officina 2); - ND (278) - `XXIT` in exergue (officina 3); - ND (278) - `XXIV` in exergue (officina 5); - ND (278) - `XXIVI` in exergue (officina 6); - ND (280) - `T` in field; `XXI` in exergue (officina 3); - |
| Numisquare ID | 7572952770 |
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