Description: Probus (276 - 282 AD). Ae Antoninianus, Ticinum mint 277 AD. VIRTVS PROBI AVG; radiate and armored bust left, seen from behind, holding shield and spear / VIRTVS AVG; Mars advancing right, holding transverse spear and trophy; PXXT in ex.

Diameter: AE23 mm

Weight: 3.28 g

Grade: aVF/aVF

Attribution: RIC 430; Pink VI/1 p. 61

Commentary: rare bust; brown patina with traces of silvering

History: The fact that even such able emperors as Aurelian and Probus were killed by their own troops is one of the mind-boggling occurences of the Crisis of the Third Century.

Article Number: 020-10-04-44287