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Antoninianus - Probus FIDES MILIT; Fides

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Issuer RomeRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor Probus (Marcus Aurelius Probus) (276-282)
Type Standard circulation coins
Years 276-282
Value Antoninianus (1)
Currency Antoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301)
Composition Silver
Weight 4.1 g
Diameter 22 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
293483
References RIC V.2# 365g
Percy H. Webb, Harold Mattingly, Edward Allen Sydenham; 1933. The Roman Imperial Coinage / Volume 5.2. Marcus Aurelius Probus – Maximian (AD 276–310). Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom.
, OCRE# ric.5.pro.365
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)

Obverse

Bust of Probus, helmeted, radiate, cuirassed, left, holding spear in right hand and shield in left hand.

Script: Latin

Lettering: IMP C PROBVS P F AVG

Translation:
Imperator Caesar Probus Pius Felix Augustus.
Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar Probus, the pious, the fortunate, emperor (Augustus).

Reverse

Fides, draped, standing left, holding ensign in each hand.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
FIDES MILIT
-/-//VIXXT

Translation:
Fides Militum.
Loyalty of the soldiers.

Mint

Ticinum, modern-day Pavia, Italy

Comments

Mass varies: 3.94–4.36 g;

Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (276-282)  "VIXXT" in exergue;

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