Florian

[Numerianus]

Could you, please, help with the identification.

Florianaus AE Antoninian, Ticinum, 276.

Obverse: IMP (C M ?) ANNIVS FLORIANVS AVG,  cuirassed bust  right.

Reverse: PROVIDEN AVG,  Providentia standing left holding  sceptre,
STI in exergue.

[maridvnvm]

I suspect it is IMP M ANNIVS FLORIANVS AVG, coming from the last issue at Ticinum. There are no examples from this issue with this reverse listed in La Venera but there are examples with the above legend for the other officina for this issue:-

The following lists the examples with this extended legend in LaVenera

PRINCIPI IVVENTVT, //PTI, RIC -, 1 example in LV, Draped and cuirassed bust
PERPETVITATE AVG, //QTI, RIC -, 1 example in LV, Draped and cuirassed bust
INDVLGENTIA AVG, //VTI, RIC 66, 3 examples in LV, Draped and cuirassed bust
CONCORDIA EXERCI, //VITI, RIC 59, 2 examples in LV, Draped and cuirassed bust, 2 examples in LV, Cuirassed bust

So an //STI example is not unexpected with this long legend but would appear to be quite a rarity.

These reverses were re-used to make up the first issue from Ticinum for Probus as in my example below.



I think you have made a very nice find.

Regards,
Martin

[curtislclay]

With obv. IMP M ANNIVS FLORIANVS AVG, bust radiate, draped, cuirassed r., as suggested by Martin:

Paris 1932, with further specimens noted in Vienna (3) and Oxford (p. 339).

[Numerianus]

Thank you very much. So, quite a rare coin...