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Aureus with side-by-side busts of Probus and Sol
Roman
Imperial Period
A.D. 281–282
Mint: Dacia, Serdica
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Diameter: 21.5 mm. Weight: 7.08 gm. Die Axis: 5
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number64.53
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Probus, helmeted and cuirassed, to left, holding spear in right hand. Bust of Sol behind.
SOLCOM I SPROBIA VG
Reverse: Radiate, draped bust of Sol right.
SOLIINVICTO COMITIAVG
SOLCOM I SPROBIA VG
Reverse: Radiate, draped bust of Sol right.
SOLIINVICTO COMITIAVG
ProvenanceBy date unknown: H. C. Hoskier Collection; 1907: with Jacob Hirsch, Arcisstrasse 17, Munich (auction 20 [Hoskier collection], November 1907, no. 658); by date unknown: R. Jameson Collection; 1924: with Feuardent Freres, 4, rue Louvois, 4, Paris (auction of the Jameson collection, III, no. 467 [citing Vierordt sale, Amsterdam, 1923, no. 2484]); by 1958: with Leu and Co.'s Bank, Ltd., Bahnhofstrasse 32, Zurich, Switzerland; February 12, 1964: purchased by MFA from Leu & Co.'s Bank, Ltd.