Probus - Augustus 276-282 AD - Antonianus
IMP PROBVS PF AVG
Radiate bust right
IOVI CONS PROB AVG
Jupiter standing left, holding thunderbolt and scepter.
Weight: 3.15 gr
Diameter: 22.5 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.