Probus (276-282)
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Probus, summer 276 - September 282 A.D.
From the collection of Evan Rankin ...
Marcus Aurelius Probus was born in either Siscia or Sirmium in August, 232. He became emperor in 272 and died at the hands of mutinous troops, who were assigned the civil task of clearing the soil for cultivation, at Sirmium in 282.
Probus est né le 19 août 232 à Sirmium. Il mène une brillante carrière militaire sous les règnes compris entre Valérien Ier et Tacite.
Probus [b.232] was a leading general in the Eastern army. Soon after the death of Tacitus, he was acclaimed and spent most of his reign repelling foreign invasions and a succession of usurpers.
Two mints of Probus, Rome and Ticinum, produced very different series of coins using a code based on the word 'Aequiti'. The meaning of the word is not fully clear to me and could relate to either 'the just one' (Aequitus) or 'the horsemen' (Equites).
Probus, AD 276-282
Compagnie Generale de Bourse, Prier "Rome V" (1999) fixed-price list in French, lots 549 lots
Many common types thoroughly described in French.
Probus
- Milne 4512
Probus Potin Tetradrachm of Alexandria. Year 1 = 276 AD. Dikaiosyne standing left. Emmett 3979, Dattari 5526.
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While Probus was immensely successful in his defense of the Empire, and also in restoring its economic health, his troops resented being put to work on civilian projects. In 282, his troops murdered him near his birthplace.
BB533. Probus, AD 276-282, AE Antoninianus. Radiate bust rt./SOLI INVICTO, Sol in facing quadriga. Centered, light brown patina, worn but clear, SCARCE, Fine ...
Marcus Aurelius Probus, Roman emperor (276 - 282), was a native of Sirmium in Pannonia.
Dawson Lewis' Probus and military bust coinage with nicely arranged references to Roman Imperial Coins. Grzegorz Kryszczuk Another Terrific site on Probus William Peter's (AERATVS) a nice site with Roman Provincials.
This portrait of Probus [2] is down below the shoulder, so it is a "bust" rather than just a head. He is facing left, and is wearing the Imperial mantle and holding an eagle-tipped scepter.
Obv: A K M AVP POBC CEB
Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Probus right.
Rev: L Z (Year 6 = AD 280/1)
Eagle standing right, wings spread, wreath in beak.
(Emmett 3982) ...
Gallienus and Saloninus, Salonina (joint), Valerian II, Saloninus, Quintus Julius Gallienus, Gallienus (Sole), Salonina (sole), Claudius II Gothicus, Quintillus, Aurelian, Aurelian and Severina, Severina, Tacitus, Florian, The Interregnum, Probus, ...
decades, until Diocletian (A.D. 284-305) introduced his sweeping reforms commencing about 294. The intervening years saw many changes in government, for these were dangerous times, and even emperors of the valor and ability of Aurelian and Probus ...
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