Silver pendant with Roman coin of Probus

279 AD, Rome mint

€ 150.00 VAT margin scheme

Article code: 25-3212

Silver pendant enclosing an authentic Roman coin. If preferred the coin can easily be removed from the silver pendant frame.

Coin: Probus 276-282 AD, Æ Antoninianus. Rome mint, 279 AD

Obverse: IMP PROBVS AVG, radiate, cuirassed bust right.

Reverse: ADVENTVS AVG, Emperor on horseback left, raising right hand and holding a sceptre in the left, treading down a captive seated on ground to left.
Mintmark R crescent Gamma.

Diameter: ± 26,9 mm

VF - EF, smooth dark patina with slight silvery shine of the original silvering

RIC 157. Sear 11953

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Probus, Roman Emperor from 276-282 AD during the later 'Crisis of the Third Century'. Under his reign the Roman armies successfully defeated the Germanic invaders in Gaul and put down a rebellion in Britain.

He encouraged the planting of vineyards in Gaul, Spain, and Britain and was evidently killed by troops who resented his discipline and being set to agricultural work.

Probus is especially interesting numismatically because his coinage is abundant, varied, and often very well executed. His antoniniani show a wide range of bust types, military imagery, and reverse legends such as VIRTVS PROBI AVG, RESTITVTOR ORBIS, and SOLI INVICTO. This makes him a popular Emperor for collectors of late 3rd-century Roman coins.

ADVENTVS AVG: Adventus Augusti (Arrival of the Emperor)

The arrival of the Emperor to Rome was a major event worthy of celebration and commemoration. The type usually shows the Emperor on horseback, raising his right hand in greeting, sometimes accompanied by a soldier and sometimes with a small captive under the horse's raised right leg.