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<p>[QUOTE="Marsyas Mike, post: 7801225, member: 85693"]Some handsome coins in this thread. Threads like this make me wonder how many I have of the type. So I did some digging and here are my Severan Providentia issues: </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1339663[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>Septimius Severus Denarius</b></p><p><b>(196-197 A.D.)</b></p><p><b>Rome Mint</b></p><p>L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP VIII, laureate head right / PROVIDENTIA AVG, Providentia standing left with wand over orb and sceptre in other hand.</p><p>RIC 92a.</p><p>(2.60 grams / 18 mm)</p><p>eBay Aug. 2017</p><p><br /></p><p>Here's a non-handsome limes Providentia: </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1339662[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>Septimius Severus Limes Denarius</b></p><p><b>(200-201 A.D.)</b> </p><p><b>Rome Mint?</b></p><p>[SEVER]VS AVG PAR[T MAX], laureate head right / [PR]OVID AVGG, Providentia standing half-left, holding wand over globe to left and sceptre.</p><p>RIC 166; RSC 586</p><p>(1.90 grams / 18 x 12 mm)</p><p>eBay Sep. 2019 </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1339660[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>Geta (as Caesar) Denarius</b></p><p><b>(203-208 A.D.)</b></p><p><b>Rome Mint</b></p><p>P SEPTIMIVS GETA CAES, bare-headed, draped bust right / PROVID DEORVM, Providentia standing left, holding wand and sceptre, globe at feet.</p><p>(3.30 grams / 18 mm)</p><p>RIC 51; RSC 170; BMC 458.</p><p>eBay Feb. 2021</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is one of the very first ancients I ever bought, back in 1987, an antoninianus of Elagabalus:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1339659[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>Elagabalus Antoninianus</b></p><p><b>(218-222 A.D.)</b></p><p><b>Rome Mint</b></p><p>IMP ANTONINVS AVG, radiate draped and cuirassed bust right / PROVID DEORVM, Providentia standing left holding wand over globe and cornucopia, leaning</p><p>on column with left elbow.</p><p>RIC 129; RSC 243; BMC 155.</p><p>(5.09 grams / 23 mm)</p><p>Col., OH May 1987</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1339657[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>Severus Alexander Denarius</b></p><p><b>(222-228 A.D.)</b></p><p><b>Rome Mint</b></p><p>IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG, laureate and draped bust right / PROVIDENTIA AVG, Providentia, draped, standing left, pointing at globe with wand in right hand, spear in left hand.</p><p>RIC 173 (draped bust).</p><p>(2.76 grams / 20 mm)</p><p>eBay Apr. 2017</p><p><br /></p><p>Some bronze - this as of Severus Alexander has Providentia leaning on a column, something usually found with Securitas:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1339672[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Severus Alexander Æ As </b></p><p><b>(224 A.D.)</b></p><p><b>Rome Mint</b></p><p>[IMP C]AES M AVR SEV ALEXAN[DER AVG], laureate, draped bust right / PONTIF MAX TR P III [COS] PP, S-C, Providentia standing left, on column, holding wand over globe & cornucopiae.</p><p>RIC 416; Sear 8094; Cohen 472.</p><p>(8.90 grams / 24 x 21 mm)</p><p>eBay Aug. 2019 </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1339673[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>Severus Alexander Æ As</b></p><p><b>(231-235 A.D.) </b></p><p><b>Rome Mint</b></p><p>ALEXANDER PIVS AVG, laureate head right, slight drapery on left shoulder / PROVIDENTIA AVG S-C, Providentia standing left by modius, holding corn-ears and cornucopiae. </p><p>RIC 644b; Cohen 504.</p><p>(13.96 grams / 26 mm)</p><p>eBay Sep. 2018 </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1339671[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Severus Alexander Æ Sestertius </b></p><p><b>Rome Mint</b></p><p><b>(231-235 A.D.)</b></p><p>IMP ALEXANDER PIVS AVG laureate bust rt., draped far shoulder / PROVIDENTIA AVG, S-C, Providentia draped standing left by modius, holding grain ears and cornucopiae.</p><p>RIC 642b; Cohen 503.</p><p>(24.06 grams / 30 mm)</p><p>eBay Aug. 2019[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Marsyas Mike, post: 7801225, member: 85693"]Some handsome coins in this thread. Threads like this make me wonder how many I have of the type. So I did some digging and here are my Severan Providentia issues: [ATTACH=full]1339663[/ATTACH] [B]Septimius Severus Denarius (196-197 A.D.) Rome Mint[/B] L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP VIII, laureate head right / PROVIDENTIA AVG, Providentia standing left with wand over orb and sceptre in other hand. RIC 92a. (2.60 grams / 18 mm) eBay Aug. 2017 Here's a non-handsome limes Providentia: [ATTACH=full]1339662[/ATTACH] [B]Septimius Severus Limes Denarius (200-201 A.D.)[/B] [B]Rome Mint?[/B] [SEVER]VS AVG PAR[T MAX], laureate head right / [PR]OVID AVGG, Providentia standing half-left, holding wand over globe to left and sceptre. RIC 166; RSC 586 (1.90 grams / 18 x 12 mm) eBay Sep. 2019 [ATTACH=full]1339660[/ATTACH] [B]Geta (as Caesar) Denarius (203-208 A.D.) Rome Mint[/B] P SEPTIMIVS GETA CAES, bare-headed, draped bust right / PROVID DEORVM, Providentia standing left, holding wand and sceptre, globe at feet. (3.30 grams / 18 mm) RIC 51; RSC 170; BMC 458. eBay Feb. 2021 Here is one of the very first ancients I ever bought, back in 1987, an antoninianus of Elagabalus: [ATTACH=full]1339659[/ATTACH] [B]Elagabalus Antoninianus (218-222 A.D.) Rome Mint[/B] IMP ANTONINVS AVG, radiate draped and cuirassed bust right / PROVID DEORVM, Providentia standing left holding wand over globe and cornucopia, leaning on column with left elbow. RIC 129; RSC 243; BMC 155. (5.09 grams / 23 mm) Col., OH May 1987 [ATTACH=full]1339657[/ATTACH] [B]Severus Alexander Denarius (222-228 A.D.) Rome Mint[/B] IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG, laureate and draped bust right / PROVIDENTIA AVG, Providentia, draped, standing left, pointing at globe with wand in right hand, spear in left hand. RIC 173 (draped bust). (2.76 grams / 20 mm) eBay Apr. 2017 Some bronze - this as of Severus Alexander has Providentia leaning on a column, something usually found with Securitas: [ATTACH=full]1339672[/ATTACH] [B]Severus Alexander Æ As (224 A.D.) Rome Mint[/B] [IMP C]AES M AVR SEV ALEXAN[DER AVG], laureate, draped bust right / PONTIF MAX TR P III [COS] PP, S-C, Providentia standing left, on column, holding wand over globe & cornucopiae. RIC 416; Sear 8094; Cohen 472. (8.90 grams / 24 x 21 mm) eBay Aug. 2019 [ATTACH=full]1339673[/ATTACH] [B]Severus Alexander Æ As (231-235 A.D.) Rome Mint[/B] ALEXANDER PIVS AVG, laureate head right, slight drapery on left shoulder / PROVIDENTIA AVG S-C, Providentia standing left by modius, holding corn-ears and cornucopiae. RIC 644b; Cohen 504. (13.96 grams / 26 mm) eBay Sep. 2018 [ATTACH=full]1339671[/ATTACH] [B]Severus Alexander Æ Sestertius Rome Mint (231-235 A.D.)[/B] IMP ALEXANDER PIVS AVG laureate bust rt., draped far shoulder / PROVIDENTIA AVG, S-C, Providentia draped standing left by modius, holding grain ears and cornucopiae. RIC 642b; Cohen 503. (24.06 grams / 30 mm) eBay Aug. 2019[/QUOTE]
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