Antoninianus - Probus P M TRI P COS II P P

Issuer Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year 278-282
Type Standard circulation coin
Value Antoninianus (1)
Currency Antoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301)
Composition Silver
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Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
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Reference(s) RIC V.2#613g, OCRE#ric.5.pro.613
Obverse description Bust of Probus, helmeted, radiate, cuirassed, left, holding spear in right hand and shield in left hand.
Obverse script Latin
Obverse lettering IMP C M AVR PROBVS P AVG
(Translation: Imperator Caesar Marcus Aurelius Probus Pius Augustus. Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar Marcus Aurelius Probus, the pious, emperor (Augustus).)
Reverse description Lion, walking right or left, holding thunderbolt in mouth; sometimes before him, head of ox.
Reverse script Latin
Reverse lettering P M TRI P COS II P P -/-//XXIS
(Translation: Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate, Consul Secundum, Pater Patriae. High priest, holder of tribunician power, consul for the second time, father of the nation.)
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Mintage ND (278-282) - `XXIS` in exergue; -
ND (278-282) - `XXIT` in exergue; -
ND (278-282) - `XXIV` in exergue; -
Numisquare ID 4304009200
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