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Minim - Probus Barbarous imitation
| Issuer | Uncertain barbarous city |
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| Year | 276-282 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Crude and heavily stylised radiate bust of Emperor Probus facing right, rendered in the degenerate manner characteristic of late 3rd-century barbarous imitations. The radiating crown is suggested by schematic spikes above the head, while drapery and cuirass details are reduced to rough surface modelling. No legible legend is present, the surrounding field bearing only vestigial traces of pseudo-lettering imitating the Imperial prototype. The overall execution reflects a provincial or unofficial workshop of limited technical capability, producing a miniaturised copy of an antoninianus or antoninianus-derived issue. |
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| Reverse description | Reverse type imitating the common Probus reverse of a figure on horseback or a standing military figure, rendered in an extremely crude and barely recognisable form consistent with barbarous minim production. The design elements are compressed into a small flan, with only schematic outlines of what appears to be a bust or draped figure discernible amid heavy patination and surface corrosion. No exergual inscription or legible field legend survives; any lettering present is pseudo-epigraphic and unintelligible. The irregular flan and variable die alignment further attest to unofficial, non-Imperial manufacture. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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