Probus was a soldier-emperor who drove Germanic invaders out of Gaul and restored the frontiers during a time of crisis. The reverse shows Jupiter handing him the globe, a sign that the gods gave him power over the world, and the legend praises the ‘clemency of the times’. He was killed by his own troops in 282.
Castings, Coins, KM
KM-111-Gold-SS Emperor Probus Clementia Temporum in Silver Bezel
$14.50
Gold overlay casting pendant. Obverse: radiate cuirassed bust facing right, IMP C M AVR PROBVS AVG. Reverse: CLEMENTIA TEMP, the emperor standing and receiving a globe from Jupiter, who holds a sceptre; XXI-type mint mark below. This version is a gold overlay casting set in a hand-formed sterling silver bezel. Inscriptions explained: IMP C M AVR PROBVS AVG is short for ‘Imperator Caesar Marcus Aurelius Probus Augustus’, ‘Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Probus, the Augustus’ (Probus, emperor AD 276-282). CLEMENTIA TEMP is short for ‘Clementia Temporum’, ‘the mildness (peace) of the times’. XXI marks coins of a set standard, usually read as 20 parts bronze to 1 part silver (the exact meaning is debated).
