Antoninianus - Constantius I PROVIDENT DEOR; Providentia

Features

Issuer	Rome › Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Caesar	Constantius I Chlorus (Flavius Valerius Constantius) (293-305)
Emperor	Diocletian (Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus) (284-305) Maximian Herculius (Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maximianus) (286-305)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	293-294
Value	Antoninianus (1)
Currency	Antoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301)
Composition	Silver
Weight	3.7 g
Diameter	22.5 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 306690
References	RIC V.2# 636C 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. , OCRE# ric.5.dio.636 Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)

Obverse

Bust of Constantius Chlorus, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right.

Script: Latin

Lettering: FL VAL CONSTANTIVS NOB C

Unabridged legend: Flavius Valerius Constantius Nobilissimus Caesar.

Translation: Most noble Caesar Flavius Valerius Constantius.

Reverse

Providentia, draped, seated left, holding baton in right hand and sceptre in left hand; at foot, globe.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
PROVIDENT DEOR
-/-//-

Unabridged legend: Providentia Deorum.

Translation: Foresight of the gods.

Mint

Lugdunum, Gaul, modern-day Lyons, France (15 BC–AD 78; 196–197; 274-413)

Comments

Mass varies: 3.42–3.88 g;
Diameter varies: 21–23 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
Undetermined
ND (293-294)
ND (293-294)												"(thunderbolt)" in exergue;
ND (293-294)												"A" in exergue;
ND (293-294)												"B" in exergue;
ND (293-294)												"C(thunderbolt)" in exergue;
ND (293-294)												"I" in exergue;

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