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Aureus with bust of Probus
Roman
Imperial Period
A.D. 280
Mint: Serdica
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Diameter: 22 mm. Weight: 7.20 gm.
Credit Line
Catharine Page Perkins Fund
Accession Number00.303
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Probus to left, wearing armor and crested helmet, carrying a spear over his right shoulder (his right hand showing) with a shield covering his left shoulder.
IMP C M AVR PROBVS P AVG
Reverse: Victory driving a quadriga to left, holding out a wreath in front of her, and a palm-branch in her left hand.
VICTORIAE AVG
IMP C M AVR PROBVS P AVG
Reverse: Victory driving a quadriga to left, holding out a wreath in front of her, and a palm-branch in her left hand.
VICTORIAE AVG
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren; March 1900: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren