Aureus - Probus VICTORIAE AVG, Victory

€2.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year276-282
TypeStandard circulation coin
ValueAureus (25⁄2)
CurrencyAntoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301)
CompositionGold
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC V.2#917, OCRE#ric.5.pro.917
Obverse descriptionBust of Probus, helmeted, cuirassed, left, seen from behind, holding spear in right hand and shield in left hand.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP C M AVR PROBVS AVG
(Translation: Imperator Caesar Marcus Aurelius Probus Augustus. Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar Marcus Aurelius Probus, emperor (Augustus).)
Reverse descriptionVictory, winged, draped, in slow quadriga, left, holding wreath in right hand and palm in left hand.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringVICTORIAE AVG -/-//-
(Translation: Victoriae Augusti. To the victory of the emperor (Augustus).)
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MintageND (276-282)  - -
ND (276-282)  - `A` in exergue; -
Catalog ID9071938800
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