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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Roman Collector, post: 3026954, member: 75937&quot;]Providentia is the personification of foresight and is most often depicted under the form of a female, clothed in a matron’s gown, holding in her left hand a cornucopiae or the <i><a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=Hasta%20Pura" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=Hasta%20Pura" rel="nofollow">hasta pura</a></i>, and in her right a short wand, with which she either touches or points to a globe. Sometimes she holds this globe in her right hand, at others it lies at her feet.</p><p><br /></p><p>This reverse type is intended to mark the power and foresight of the emperor -- i.e. that he is aware of the needs of the empire and its population and is taking the proper measures to meet them, such as ensuring the grain supply or peaceful succession on account the birth of imperial children.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]753753[/ATTACH]</p><p>Faustina Senior, AD 138-141</p><p>Roman orichalcum dupondius, 12.07 g, 26.6 mm, 12 h</p><p>Rome, AD 141</p><p>Obv: DIVA AVGVSTA FAVSTINA, veiled and draped bust, right</p><p>Rev: AETERNITAS S C, Providentia standing left, holding globe and hasta pura</p><p>Refs: RIC 1163ab; BMCRE 1459; RCV 4635.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]753754[/ATTACH]</p><p>Gallienus, AD 253-268</p><p>Roman billon antoninianus, 3.45 g, 19.3 mm, 5 h</p><p>Mediolanum, AD 260-268</p><p>Obv: GALLIENVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust, right</p><p>Rev: PROVIDENTIA AVG, Providentia standing left and leaning on column, holding short wand and cornucopiae; globe at her feet</p><p>Refs: Göbl 1086aa; Toffanin 146/1</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]753755[/ATTACH]</p><p>Postumus, AD 260-269</p><p>Roman AR Antoninianus; 2.39 g, 19.4 mm, 12 h</p><p>Cologne, AD 265-268</p><p>Obv: IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust, right</p><p>Rev: PROVIDENTIA AVG, Providentia standing left, holding globe and hasta pura</p><p>Refs: RIC 80; Cohen 295; DeWitte 247; RCV 10977; Hunter 75.</p><p><br /></p><p>Post your PROVIDENTIA coins![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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