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Saturday, June 28, 2014

A Time Of Calm - A Coin Of Probus

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Peace was a rare commodity in the Roman World, so any cessation of hostilities foreign and domestic, however short-lived, was worth commemo...

Saturday, June 21, 2014

Not So Semper FIDES - A Coin Of Probus

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Obverse: IMP C M AVR PROBVS AVG. (Imperator Caesar Marcus Aurelius Probus Augustus) Large bust of the Emperor in armor facing right an...

Saturday, June 14, 2014

Quick! The Emperor Probus Is Coming. Look Busy.

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The Emperor Probus was quite a mobile emperor. Obverse: IMP PROBVS AVG. (Imperator Probus Augustus). Emperor facing right in armor with...

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Saturday, June 07, 2014

The Virtus Of The Emperor - A Coin Of Probus

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Virtus in this case meaning the personification of the military virtues of manliness, courage and virtue. These virtues were vital for a th...

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Sunday, March 30, 2014

Beating On the Germans - A Coin Of Probus

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It's been quite awhile since I did an ancient coin post. Next in the series is a coin of the Roman Emperor Probus . Marcus Aurelius Pr...

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