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Antoninianus - Aurelianus PROVIDENT AVG; Providentia

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Issuer RomeRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor Aurelian (Lucius Domitius Aurelianus) (270-275)
Type Standard circulation coins
Years 270-275
Value Antoninianus (1)
Currency Antoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301)
Composition Silver
Weight 2.4 g
Diameter 19.5 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
290844
References RIC V.1# 36
Percy H. Webb, Harold Mattingly, Edward Allen Sydenham; 1927. The Roman Imperial Coinage / Volume 5.1. Valerian to Florian (AD 253–276). Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom.
, OCRE# ric.5.aur.36
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)

Obverse

Bust of Aurelian, radiate, draped, right.

Script: Latin

Lettering: IMP C L DOM AVRELIANVS AVG

Translation:
Imperator Caesar Lucius Domitius Aurelianus Augustus.
Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar, Lucius Domitius Aurelian, emperor (Augustus).

Reverse

Providentia, draped, standing left, holding baton in right hand and sceptre in left hand; at her feet, globe.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
PROVIDENT AVG
-/-//-

Translation:
Providentia Augusti.
Foresight of the emperor (Augustus).

Mint

Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)

Comments

Mass varies: 2.33–2.53 g;
Diameter varies: 19–20 mm;

Example of this type:
Münzsammlung des Seminars für Alte Geschichte, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg

Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (270-275) 
ND (270-275)  "Γ" in right field;
ND (270-275)  "ς" in right field;

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