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Antoninianus with bust of Probus
Roman
Imperial Period
A.D. 278–279
Mint: Siscia
Medium/Technique
Billon
Dimensions
Diameter: 24 mm. Weight: 3.48 gm.
Credit Line
Deposited by The Boston Athenaeum
Accession Number13.740
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Probus, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right.
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Reverse: Probus standing right, holding sceptre in left hand and receiving globe from Jupiter standing left and holding vertical sceptre in left; above in field, wreath.
CLE MENTIAT EMP In ex.: XXI
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Reverse: Probus standing right, holding sceptre in left hand and receiving globe from Jupiter standing left and holding vertical sceptre in left; above in field, wreath.
CLE MENTIAT EMP In ex.: XXI