Description: Probus (276 - 282 AD). AE Antoninianus, Rome mint. MP C M AVR PROBVS AVG; radiate and cuirassed bust right, holding spear over left shoulder / ROMAE AETERNAE; Roma seated facing, head turned left, holding Victory in right hand, spear in left, within hexastyle temple; RΔ in ex.

Diameter: AE22 mm

Weight: 3.48 g

Grade: VF/aVF

Attribution: RIC 191

Commentary: rare; light brown patina, some roughness

History: The belief in the eternal duration of the empire was so strong that even the Christian texts who prophecised its downfall saw it as part of the end of days.

Article Number: 020-02-04-44287