Probus - Augustus 276-282 AD - AE Antoninianus -
Obvers - PROBUS PF AVG
Radiate bust left, wearing imperial mantle and holding eagle-tipped sceptre
Revers - SOLI INVICTO
Sol driving quadriga left.
Weight - 3.34 gr
Diameter - 19.5/18.3 mm
Probus was Roman emperor from 276 to 282. Probus was an active and successful general as well as a conscientious administrator, and in his reign of six years he secured prosperity for the inner provinces while withstanding repeated invasions of barbarian tribes on almost every sector of the frontier.