Antoninianus - Probus SOLI INVICTO; Sol
Features
| Issuer |
Rome ›
Roman 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 | 3.5 g |
| Diameter | 21.25 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 294723 |
| References | RIC V.2# 208h 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.Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/) |
Obverse
Bust of Probus, radiate, wearing imperial mantle, left, holding sceptre surmounted by eagle in right hand.
Script: Latin
Lettering: PROBVS P F AVG
Translation:
Probus Pius Felix Augustus.
Emperor Probus, the pious, the fortunate.
Reverse
Sol, radiate, in spread quadriga riding left, raising right hand and holding globe in right hand and whip in left hand.
Scripts: Latin, Greek
Lettering:
SOLI INVICTO
-/-//R(winged thunderbolt)Γ
Translation:
Soli Invicto.
The undefeated Sol.
Mint
Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)Comments
Mass varies: 3.14–4.02 g;
Example of this type:
Institute of Classics/University of Graz
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
Example of this type:
Institute of Classics/University of Graz
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (276-282) | "R(winged thunderbolt)Γ" in exergue; | ||||||||||||||
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