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PROBUS, 276-282 A.D. -
Bronze Antoninianus (22mm, 3.65 gm.) Siscia, 280 A.D.
Reference: RIC 713h. C.416.
IMPPROBVSPFAVG - Radiate bust left, in imperial mantle and holding scepter  surmounted by eagle. 
PAXAVGVSTI Exe: Q/XXI - Pax standing front holding branch and scepter.

In Roman  mythology, Pax (Latin for peace)  (her Greek equivalent  was Eirene)  was recognized as a goddessduring  the rule of Augustus.  On the Campus  Martius,  she had a temple called the Ara  Pacis,  and another temple on the Forum  Pacis.  She was depicted in art with olive branches,  a cornucopia and  a scepter. There was a festival in her honor on January 3. Daughter of Jupiter and Iustitia.  Pax was often associated with spring.