Code: 13091
This is an ancient Roman Æ Antoninianus of emperor Probus, minted iminted in Siscia between the years 276 - 282 AD.
Obverse: IMP C M AVR PROBVS AVG "Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar Marcus Aurelius Probus, emperor (Augustus)."Bust of Probus, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right.
Reverse: RESTITVT ORBIS "Restorer of the city (Rome)." Female figure, standing right, presenting a wreath to Probus, standing left, holding a globe in his right hand and a sceptre in his left hand.
CULTURE: ROMAN
DENOMINATION: Antoninianus
MATERIAL: AE debased to the point of being essentially bronze (c.1% silver).
DATE: 276 - 282 AD
MINTMARK: Siscia, modern-day Sisak, Croatia
SIZE: 20mm dia
WEIGHT: 4.87 grams
ATTRIBUTION: RIC V-2 Siscia 733 var, Alföldi 57, 31.
PROVENANCE: Formerly in a private collection in Barnstaple, United Kingdom
