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   View Categories Home > Catalog > |Roman Coins| > |Recovery of the Empire| > |Probus| > RA64526
Probus, Summer 276 - September 282 A.D.
|Probus|, |Probus,| |Summer| |276| |-| |September| |282| |A.D.|, In 280, Julius Saturninus, the governor of Syria, was made emperor by his troops. Probus besiege him at Apamea, where he was captured and executed. Proculus started a rebellion at Lugdunum (Lyon, France) and he proclaimed himself emperor. Before the end of the year, Probus suppressed the revolt and Proculus was executed.
RA64526. Silvered antoninianus, Alföldi Siscia V type 96, 171; RIC V-2 810H var. (eagle topped scepter not noted), Choice gVF, much silvering, well centered and struck, 1st officina, Siscia (Sisak, Croatia) mint, weight 3.285g, maximum diameter 21.7mm, die axis 315o, emission 7, 280 A.D.; obverse IMP C M AVR PROBVS P F AVG, radiate bust left in imperial mantle, eagle-tipped scepter in right; reverse VIRTVS PROBI AVG (the valor of Emperor Probus), Mars walking right, nude but for helmet and cloak flying behind, transverse spear in right hand, trophy over shoulder in left, P lower right, XXI in exergue; rare; SOLD











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