Antoninianus - Numerian PROVIDENT AVGG; Providentia
Features
| Issuer |
Rome ›
Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Numerian (Marcus Aurelius Numerius Numerianus) (283-284)
Carinus (Marcus Aurelius Carinus) (283-285) |
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 283-284 |
| Value | Antoninianus (1) |
| Currency | Antoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301) |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 3.6 g |
| Diameter | 22.5 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 298513 |
| References | RIC V.2# 447a Percy H. Webb, Harold Mattingly, Edward Allen Sydenham; 1933. The Roman Imperial Coinage / Volume 5.2. Marcus Aurelius Probus – Maximian (AD 276–310). Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom.Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/) |
Obverse
Bust of Numerian, radiate, draped, right.
Script: Latin
Lettering: IMP NVMERIANVS P F AVG
Translation:
Imperator Numerianus Pius Felix Augustus.
Supreme commander (Imperator) Numerian, the pious, the fortunate, emperor (Augustus).
Reverse
Providentia, draped, standing left, holding ears of corn in right hand and sceptre in left hand; at foot, modius.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
PROVIDENT AVGG
-/-//VXXI
Translation:
Providentia Duorum Augustorum.
Providence of the two emperors (Augusti).
Mint
Ticinum, modern-day Pavia, ItalyComments
Mass varies: 2.25–4.61 g;
Diameter varies: 21–24.3 mm;
Example of this type:
American Numismatic Society (ANS)
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
Diameter varies: 21–24.3 mm;
Example of this type:
American Numismatic Society (ANS)
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (283-284) | "VIXXI" in exergue; | 50% | |||||||||||||
| ND (283-284) | "VXXI" in exergue; | 50% | |||||||||||||
| ND (283-284) | "VXXIT" in exergue; | 0% | |||||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 91
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