Coin; Billon; Antoninianus; Roman. 3.90 grams, 25 mm. Probus, 276-282 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: IMP C M AVR PROBVS P F AVG, Bust r. radiate. Reverse: ADVENTVS PROBI AVG Emperor riding l.; in exergue, R*A
Donor:
Alfred Emerson and Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Rome (modern city), Lazio, Central Italy
Production place:
Rome (ancient city)
Culture or time period:
Illyrian Emperors (268–284 AD)
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
Materials:
Billon
Person depicted:
Probus (Emperor of Rome)
Inscription:
R*A, IMP C M AVR PROBVS P F AVG, and ADVENTVS PROBI AVG