Numerian; AE Antoninianus, Ticinum; Providentia
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Description
Numerian (283 – 284 AD). AE Antoninianus, Ticinum mint 283 AD. IMP NVMERIANVS P F AVG; radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right / PROVIDENT AVGG; Providentia standing left, holding ears of corn and cornucopiae, modius at foot, VXXI in exergue.
Specifications
| Diameter [mm]: | AE22 |
| Weight [g]: | 3,84 |
| Grade: | VF/VF |
| Attribution: | RIC 447 |
| Commentary: | dark brown-olive patina with minute malchite deposits, some smoothing in fields, well centered, good details |
Historical Context
Numerian apparently died in his travelling coach, where he retreated to protect his inflammated eyes, and his death was only discovered by the smell of his rotting corpse.
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