Antoninianus (Coin) Portraying Emperor Probus

Art Institute of Chicago

Antoninianus (Coin) Portraying Emperor Probus

Roman; minted in Siscia

Date
276-281
Medium
Billon
Culture
Roman Empire
Department
Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
Institution
Art Institute of Chicago

The front (obverse) of this coin portrays the radiate head of Emperor Probus racing to the right. The back (reverse) shows Probus receiving a globe from the god Jupiter.

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Object type
AAT300037334

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