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Coin: æ
Museum number:
8-5503
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080005503
Accession number:
Acc.895
Description:
Coin; AE; Antoninianus; Roman. 4 grams, 22 mm. Probus, 276-282 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: SPFAVG, bust l. radiate, mantled. Reverse: SOL I INVI [ ,Sol in quadriga l. ; in exergue, N[thunderbolt]Γ.
Donor:
University of California Library
Collection place:
Rome (modern city), Lazio, Central Italy
Production place:
Rome (ancient city)
Culture or time period:
Illyrian Emperors (268–284 AD)
Collector:
Benjamin Ide Wheeler
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Person depicted:
Probus (Emperor of Rome) and Sol (Roman deity)
Inscription:
-SPFAVG, N[thunderbolt]Γ, and SOL I INVI
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:
linear 22 millimeters and weight 4 grams
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