Probus (emperor)
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Marcus Aurelius Probus was Roman emperor from 276 to 282. Probus was an active and successful general as well as a conscientious administrator, and in his reign of six years he secured prosperity for
Over-life-sized marble bust in the Capitoline Museums, Rome
Antoninianus of Probus minted in 280. The reverse depicts the solar divinity Sol Invictus riding a quadriga.Legend: PROBVS P. F. AVG.
Coin of c. 280 AD depicting Probus and Sol Invictus. The inscription reads: IMP·C·PROBUS·INVIC·P·F·AUG ("Emperor Caesar Probus, Unconquered, Pious, Blessed")
Gold coin of Probus in military armour. Legend: IMP. PROBVS AVG.
Tacitus (emperor)
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Marcus Claudius Tacitus was Roman emperor from 275 to 276. During his short reign he campaigned against the Goths and the Heruli, for which he received the title Gothicus Maximus.
Probus (emperor)
…Goths, and the east by Shapur I. Probus became amongst the highest placed lieutenants of Aurelian, reconquering Egypt from Zenobia in 273 A.D. Emperor Tacitus, upon his accession in 275, appointed Probus supreme chief of the east, granting him extraordinary powers in order to secure a dangerous frontier…
Antoninianus of Tacitus, reading "IMPerator Caesar Marcus CLavdius TACITVS AVGustus"