Roman Imperial coin – HCR167874

Obverse

Inscription:

IMP C M AVR PROBVS AVG

Design:

Bust of Probus, radiate, cuirassed, right, viewed from front

Reverse

Inscription:

ORIENS AVG

Design:

Sol, radiate, naked except for cloak over right shoulder, standing right, holding branch in right hand and bow in left hand, resting left foot on captive in oriental dress, kneeling right, head left, both hand on ground

Information

Period

Roman Imperial

Dynasty

Central Empire

Reign

Probus

Person

Probus

Mint

Lugdunum (Lyon)

Denomination

Antoninianus

Material

silver

Technique

struck

Dating

276 CE (according to Bastien 1976)

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

4.18

Axis

Diameter (mm)

23.3

Acquisition method

transfer

Acquisition collection reference

Rom. Imp. Misc. B. Probus 492

Acquisition date

1922

Source

Bodleian Library

Acquisition credit

Transferred from the Bodleian Library, 1922.

Mint-mark (reverse)

-/-//III

Issue

Second Series, Second Part

Reference

RIC V.2 (first edition) : 45 corr.

Note:

Reverse figure is holding branch in right hand, not whip

Reference

Bastien, Pierre, - 1976 - Le monnayage de l'atelier de Lyon : de la réouverture de l'atelier par Aurélien à la mort de Carin (fin 274-mi-285) : 169

Reference

CHRB XIII : Gloucester 841

Reference

OCRE : http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.5.pro.45

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