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   View Categories Home > Catalog > |Roman Coins| > |Recovery of the Empire| > |Probus| > RS65188
Probus, Summer 276 - September 282 A.D.
|Probus|, |Probus,| |Summer| |276| |-| |September| |282| |A.D.|, Jupiter or Jove, Zeus to the Greeks, was the king of the gods and god of the sky and thunder, and of laws and social order. As the patron deity of ancient Rome, he was the chief god of the Capitoline Triad, with his sister and wife Juno. The father of Mars, he is, therefore, the grandfather of Romulus and Remus, the legendary founders of Rome. Emperors frequently made vows to Jupiter for protection. The Roman's believed as the king of the gods, Jupiter favored emperors and kings, those in positions of authority similar to his own.
RS65188. Silvered antoninianus, RIC V-2 387H, Cohen VI 311, Hunter IV 132 var. (bust), SRCV III -, Choice EF, near full silvering, small areas on edges weakly struck, Ticinum (Pavia, Italy) mint, weight 3.376g, maximum diameter 22.8mm, die axis 0o, 278 A.D.; obverse IMP C PROBVS P F AVG, radiate bust left, wearing imperial mantle with Medusa on chest, eagle-tipped scepter in right; reverse IOVI CONSERVAT (to Jupiter the protector), Probus standing right holding eagle-tipped scepter in left, receiving globe form Jupiter standing left holding long scepter vertical behind in left, VXXT in exergue; SOLD











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