Probus Antoninianus Antioch 276-282 AD

Probus, billon Antoninianus, Antioch, 276-282 AD

obv: IMP CM AVR PROBVS PF AVG, radiate, draped, cuirassed bust right

rev: RESTITVT ORBIS, Woman standing right, presenting wreath to Emperor standing left, holding globe and sceptre. Officina letter S in lower centre, mintmark XXI

RIC V-2 Antioch 925; Sear 12021

On good size flan

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PROBUS
(06-07/276-09/282)
Probus was born on August 19, 232 in Sirmium. He led a brilliant military career during the reigns between Valerian I and Tacitus. Commander of the Eastern army on the death of Tacitus, he was immediately proclaimed emperor and easily triumphed over the assassinated Florian. The situation is serious. The Rheno-Danubian limes gave way under the pressure of the Germanic invasions. Probus restores peace in Gaul, in Germania then in Rhaetia where he inflicts a severe defeat on the Germanic peoples, in Thrace where he crushes the Sarmatians and the Scythians, in Asia Minor which he cleanses of Pamphylian plunderers and pirates, finally in Africa where he puts an end to the incursions of the Blemmyes. In 280, he signed peace with Vahram II, Sassanid monarch. He must face the usurpations of Saturninus, Bonose and Proculus. Probus, having triumphed over all his adversaries, returned to Rome in 281 and celebrated his victories. Before preparing a new expedition against the Sassanids, he fell under the blows of his own soldiers at Sirmium in 282