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In 282, Probus traveled towards Sirmium (Serbia). He tried to employ his troops in peaceful projects, such as draining the swamps in Pannonia. His troops, unhappy about this labor, murdered him. Marcus Aurelius Carus, an Illyrian and Probus' praetorian prefect, was proclaimed the new emperor.RA84375. Billon antoninianus, RIC V-2 42; Venèra IV 1644 - 1645; La Venèra 4031; Pink VI-2, pp. 31 - 32, series 1 -2a; Cohen VI 69; SRCV III 12177; Hunter IV -, F, broad flan, strike weak in centers, light marks, some encrustations, weight 3.704 g, maximum diameter 22.7 mm, die axis 0o, 4th officina, Rome mint, c. late Nov 282; obverse IMP C M AVR CARVS P F AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust right; reverse PROVIDENT AVGG (the foresight of the two emperors), Providentia standing half left, baton in right hand over globe at feet to left, long scepter vertical behind in left hand, ΔKA in exergue; SOLD
Tacitus, 25 September 275 - June 276 A.D.
Providentia is the personification of the ability to foresee and to make provision for the future. This ability was considered essential for the emperor and providentia was among the embodiments of virtues that were part of the imperial cult. Cicero said that providentia, memoria (memory) and intellegentia (understanding) are the three main components of prudentia, the knowledge what is good or bad or neither.MA95689. Silvered antoninianus, MER-RIC T3526 (87 spec.), RIC V-1 92, Venèra 317, Colonne 668, Hunter IV -, VF, excellent portrait, well centered, porosity, weight 3.731 g, maximum diameter 22.4 mm, die axis 150o, 1st officina, Rome mint, issue 3, early 276 - June 276; obverse IMP C M CL TACITVS AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, from the front; reverse PROVIDENTIA AVG (the foresight of the Emperor), Providentia standing left holding rod over globe in right hand, cornucopia in left hand, A in right field, XXI in exergue; SOLD
Severus Alexander, 13 March 222 - March 235 A.D.
RS15392. Silver denarius, RIC IV 173, Cohen IV 498, gVF, weight 2.274 g, maximum diameter 19.9 mm, die axis 0o, Rome mint, 222 - 228 A.D.; obverse IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind; reverse PROVIDENTIA AVG (the foresight of the Emperor), Providentia standing left, wand over globe in right hand, long scepter vertical in left; SOLD
Severus Alexander, 13 March 222 - March 235 A.D.
When Severus Alexander was away on his Persian and German campaigns (231-235), he continuously struck Annona types. With the legend PROVIDENTIA AVG, "The Foresight of the Emperor," he assured that, though he was away, he would be carefully monitoring Rome's grain supply! RB81553. Orichalcum sestertius, RIC IV 642; BMCRE VI p. 201, 882; Cohen IV 503; SRCV II 8014, aVF, weight 20.265 g, maximum diameter 29.0 mm, die axis 0o, Rome mint, 231 - 235 A.D.; obverse IMP ALEXANDER PIVS AVG, laureate bust right, drapery on far shoulder; reverse PROVIDENTIA AVG (the foresight of the Emperor), Providentia (or Annona) standing left, holding grain downward in right hand over modius at feet on left, cornucopia in left hand, S - C (senatus consulto) flanking across field at center; SOLD
Faustina Sr., Augusta 25 February 138 - Early 141, Wife of Antoninus Pius
Providentia is the personification of the ability to foresee and to make provision for the future. This ability was considered essential for the emperor and providentia was among the embodiments of virtues that were part of the imperial cult. Cicero said that providentia, memoria (memory) and intellegentia (understanding) are the three main components of prudentia, the knowledge what is good or bad or neither.RB65141. Orichalcum dupondius, RIC III AP1163(b) (S), BMCRE IV AP1460, SRCV II 4635 var., Hunter II -, VF, weight 12.271 g, maximum diameter 27.7 mm, die axis 315o, Rome mint, 141 A.D.; obverse DIVA AVGVSTA FAVSTINA, veiled and draped bust right, hair elaborately waived and banded, drawn up at the back and piled in a round coil at top; reverse AETERNITAS, Providentia standing left, globe in right hand, long scepter vertical in left, S - C (senatus consulto) divide across field below center; scarce; SOLD
Marcus Aurelius, 7 March 161 - 17 March 180 A.D.
Providentia was an important moral and philosophical abstraction in Roman discourse. Cicero says it is one of the three main components of prudentia, "the knowledge of things that are good or bad or neither," along with memoria (memory) and intellegentia (understanding). The beginning of the reverse legend abbreviates Providentia Deorum, meaning Providence of the Gods.RS66154. Silver denarius, RSC II 519, RIC III 50, BMCRE IV 188, Hunter II 8 var. (laureate head), SRCV II 4925 var. (obv. leg.), F, weight 2.567 g, maximum diameter 16.8 mm, die axis 0o, Rome mint, Dec 161 - Dec 162 A.D.; obverse IMP M AVREL ANTONINVS AVG, bare head right; reverse PROV DEOR TR P XVI COS III, Providentia standing slightly left, head left, globe in right hand, cornucopia in left hand; SOLD
Aurelian, August 270 - October or November 275 A.D.
Ticinum was a municipality and an important military site (a castrum) under the Roman Empire. In 476, Odoacer defeated Flavius Orestes at Ticinum after a long siege. To punish the city for helping his rival, Odoacer destroyed it completely. After the Lombard's conquest, Pavia became the capital of their kingdom, 568 - 774.RA84374. Billon antoninianus, MER-RIC 1550, BnF XII 634, Göbl MIR 78Ab3, RIC V-1 152, Venèra 5548 - 5609, Hunter IV 63, Cohen VI 183, SRCV III 11587, Choice VF, near full silvering, well centered, bumps and scratches, light corrosion, weight 3.652 g, maximum diameter 22.9 mm, die axis 180o, 3rd officina, Ticinum (Pavia, Italy) mint, 4th emission, late 274 A.D.; obverse IMP C AVRELIANVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust right; reverse PROVIDEN DEOR (the foresight of the gods), Fides on left holding standard in each hand, facing Sol, standing left, raising his right hand commanding the sun to rise and holding globe in left hand, TXXT in exergue; SOLD
Probus, Summer 276 - September 282 A.D.; AEQVITI Series I of Rome, R T S
Rome mint AEQVITI series I - click "AEQVITI" to read the NumisWiki article, "Coins of Probus with Coded Markings of AEQVITI Embedded in the mint mark." The first letter "R" indicates the Rome mint. The letter "T" in the middle of the mint mark is the sixth letter of the codeword AEQVITI. The last letter "S" indicates this coin was struck by the sixth officina (mint workshop). The letters of the word AEQVITI are coded in the mint marks of coins from all the officinae of the mint, with the specific letters of the codeword assigned to each officina in order corresponding with their officina numbers.
RA66590. Silvered antoninianus, RIC V-2 181H, Cohen VI 493, VF, weight 3.208 g, maximum diameter 21.2 mm, die axis 180o, 6th officina, Rome mint, 282 A.D.; obverse PROBVS P F AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust right; reverse PROVIDENTIA AVG (the foresight of the Emperor), Providentia standing left, globe in right hand, scepter in left, RTS in exergue; SOLD
Commodus, March or April 177 - 31 December 192 A.D.
Providentia is the personification of the ability to foresee and to make provision for the future. This ability was considered essential for the emperor and providentia was among the embodiments of virtues that were part of the imperial cult. Cicero said that providentia, memoria (memory) and intellegentia (understanding) are the three main components of prudentia, the knowledge what is good or bad or neither.RS85049. Fouree silver plated denarius, cf. RIC III 19, RSC II 804, BMCRE IV 66, Hunter II -, SRCV II - (official, Rome mint, 10 Dec 180 - 10 Dec 181 A.D.), aVF, well centered, toned, bumps and scratches, edge cracks, copper core exposed in a few spots, weight 2.713 g, maximum diameter 17.9 mm, die axis 0o, unofficial counterfeiter's mint, c. 181 - 182 A.D.; obverse M COMMODVS ANTONINVS AVG, laureate head right; reverse TR P VI IMP IIII COS III P P, Providentia standing half left, head left, wand in right hand over globe at feet, long grounded scepter in left hand; SOLD
Gallienus, August 253 - September 268 A.D.
Providentia is the personification of the ability to foresee and to make provision for the future. This ability was considered essential for the emperor and providentia was among the embodiments of virtues that were part of the imperial cult. Cicero said that providentia, memoria (memory) and intellegentia (understanding) are the three main components of prudentia, the knowledge what is good or bad or neither.RA64588. Billon antoninianus, Göbl MIR 1088h, RIC V-1 S510, RSC IV 881, SRCV III 10337, VF, toned, struck with a worn reverse die, weight 3.146 g, maximum diameter 21.9 mm, die axis 0o, 2nd officina, Mediolanum (Milan, Italy) mint, 264 - 265 A.D.; obverse IMP C P LIC GALLIENVS P F AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust right; reverse PROVIDENTIA AVG (the foresight of the Emperor), Providentia standing left, leaning on column, baton over globe in right hand, cornucopia in left hand, S right; SOLD
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