{"product_id":"juw3-kb1736","title":"Ancient Rome 276-282 Probus Bronze Coin","description":"Ancient Rome 276-282 Probus Bronze Coin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe third century was rough for Rome. Financial troubles, border strife, climate change, plague -- problems had compounded into a full-blown crisis. In the back half of the third century, no fewer than twenty-six men claimed the title of emperor. One of those men was Probus.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProbus was a talented career soldier -- a common enough background for many third-century emperors. When his predecessors, the brothers Tacitus and Florian, died, Probus was proclaimed emperor by his army. He was successful in campaigning against the Germanic tribes that were harassing Rome's borders, strengthened food production, and launched a huge public works program. Protus saw that he had a large, often idle army and huge expanses of land in Western Europe that had been devastated by war, so he put the army to work building. They built roads, drained swamps, dug canals, and planted immense vineyards. Probus ruled for just six years before being assassinated, but he left the empire in much better shape than he found it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Crisis of the Third Century was a wild time in Roman history. Own a piece of it with this bronze coin featuring the bust of Probus, the surprisingly effective vineyard-loving soldier-emperor.","brand":"Colonial Acres Coins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52840145748257,"sku":"Aug.Week5.P3-KB1736","price":28.45,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/1744\/7457\/files\/KB1736.jpg?v=1781528846","url":"https:\/\/www.colonialacres.com\/products\/juw3-kb1736","provider":"Colonial Acres Coins","version":"1.0","type":"link"}