Probus; BI Antoninianus, Ticinum; Concordia
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Description
Probus (276 – 282 AD). BI Antoninianus, Ticinum mint 281 AD. IMP C M AVR PROBVS AVG; radiate bust of Probus left, wearing imperial mantle and holding eagle-tipped scepter / CONCORD MILIT; Concordia standing left, holding two standards, E in left field, star in right field, PXXI in ex.
Specifications
| Diameter [mm]: | AE23 |
| Weight [g]: | 3,56 |
| Grade: | aVF/aVF |
| Attribution: | cf. Pink p. 66[54] leg. (3) (no star) |
| Commentary: | rare;, some roughness, traces of silvering |
Historical Context
Bustling with activity and military successful, Probus was nevertheless murdered by his own troops, discontent with their employment for civic works.
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