Roman Empire, Probus, Antoninian Ticinum

OBVERSE: IMP C PROBVS AVG
REVERSE: PAX AVGVSTI
BUST TYPE: H2 = Radiate bust left in consular robe, holding eagle-tipped sceptre (scipio)
FIELD / EXERGUE MARKS: T/*//VXXI
WEIGHT 3.93 g
This coin is part of the famous coded Eqviti series (see the letter 'T' in left field, which is the 5th letter of the EQVITI word struck by the 5th officina, i.e. officina 'V'), discovered and first published by Alexander Missong in his articale 'Gleichartig systemisirte Münzreihen unter Kaiser Probus' (1873).

There were 6 officinae at the Ticinum mint at that time; each one struck a different reverse with a different letter from the EQVITI code.

For more information about the (A)EQVITI series see the below excellent article by Gert Boersema:

http://www.oudgeld.com/webbib/translation_codewords.htm

ancient, antike Rome, Roman Empire Cesarstwo Rzymskie