Coin: æ antoninianus

Museum number:
8-5971
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.892
Description:
Coin: Antoninianus; Æ; Probus - 2.90 grams. Rome, 276-282 AD. Obverse: PROBVS PF AVG - bust facing left, radiate, imperial mantle, holding scepter surmounted by eagle. Reverse: ROMAE AETER - Roma seated in a temple holding Victory and scepter [untranscribable symbols].
Donor:
Doe Library (UC Berkeley) and University of California Library
Collection place:
Rome (modern city), Lazio, Central Italy
Production place:
Sub Mint RH, ancient Rome
Culture or time period:
Illyrian Emperors (268–284 AD)
Collector:
unknown
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Person depicted:
Probus (Emperor of Rome) and Roma (Roman diety)
Inscription:
PROBVS PF AVG and ROMAE AETER
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Antoniniani and Coins (money)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
276-282 AD
Accession date:
1946
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
weight 2.9 grams
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 8 titled Coin: æ antoninianus, accession number 8-5971, described as Coin: Antoninianus; Æ; Probus - 2.90 grams. Rome, 276-282 AD. Obverse: PROBVS PF AVG - bust facing left, radiate, imperial mantle, holding scepter surmounted by eagle. Reverse: ROMAE AETER - Roma seated in a temple holding Victory and scepter [untranscribable symbols].Hearst Museum object 2 of 8 titled Coin: æ antoninianus, accession number 8-5971, described as Coin: Antoninianus; Æ; Probus - 2.90 grams. Rome, 276-282 AD. Obverse: PROBVS PF AVG - bust facing left, radiate, imperial mantle, holding scepter surmounted by eagle. Reverse: ROMAE AETER - Roma seated in a temple holding Victory and scepter [untranscribable symbols].Hearst Museum object 3 of 8 titled Coin: æ antoninianus, accession number 8-5971, described as Coin: Antoninianus; Æ; Probus - 2.90 grams. Rome, 276-282 AD. Obverse: PROBVS PF AVG - bust facing left, radiate, imperial mantle, holding scepter surmounted by eagle. Reverse: ROMAE AETER - Roma seated in a temple holding Victory and scepter [untranscribable symbols].Hearst Museum object 4 of 8 titled Coin: æ antoninianus, accession number 8-5971, described as Coin: Antoninianus; Æ; Probus - 2.90 grams. Rome, 276-282 AD. Obverse: PROBVS PF AVG - bust facing left, radiate, imperial mantle, holding scepter surmounted by eagle. Reverse: ROMAE AETER - Roma seated in a temple holding Victory and scepter [untranscribable symbols].Hearst Museum object 5 of 8 titled Coin: æ antoninianus, accession number 8-5971, described as Coin: Antoninianus; Æ; Probus - 2.90 grams. Rome, 276-282 AD. Obverse: PROBVS PF AVG - bust facing left, radiate, imperial mantle, holding scepter surmounted by eagle. Reverse: ROMAE AETER - Roma seated in a temple holding Victory and scepter [untranscribable symbols].Hearst Museum object 6 of 8 titled Coin: æ antoninianus, accession number 8-5971, described as Coin: Antoninianus; Æ; Probus - 2.90 grams. Rome, 276-282 AD. Obverse: PROBVS PF AVG - bust facing left, radiate, imperial mantle, holding scepter surmounted by eagle. Reverse: ROMAE AETER - Roma seated in a temple holding Victory and scepter [untranscribable symbols].Hearst Museum object 7 of 8 titled Coin: æ antoninianus, accession number 8-5971, described as Coin: Antoninianus; Æ; Probus - 2.90 grams. Rome, 276-282 AD. Obverse: PROBVS PF AVG - bust facing left, radiate, imperial mantle, holding scepter surmounted by eagle. Reverse: ROMAE AETER - Roma seated in a temple holding Victory and scepter [untranscribable symbols].Hearst Museum object 8 of 8 titled Coin: æ antoninianus, accession number 8-5971, described as Coin: Antoninianus; Æ; Probus - 2.90 grams. Rome, 276-282 AD. Obverse: PROBVS PF AVG - bust facing left, radiate, imperial mantle, holding scepter surmounted by eagle. Reverse: ROMAE AETER - Roma seated in a temple holding Victory and scepter [untranscribable symbols].
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ antoninianus, accession number 8-5971, described as Coin: Antoninianus; Æ; Probus - 2.90 grams. Rome, 276-282 AD. Obverse: PROBVS PF AVG - bust facing left, radiate, imperial mantle, holding scepter surmounted by eagle. Reverse: ROMAE AETER - Roma seated in a temple holding Victory and scepter [untranscribable symbols].

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