Rome, Empress Faustina the Elder, AR Denarius, Providentia (Deity of Prediction)

• Origin: Roman Empire
• Authority: Empress Faustina the Elder (under Emperor Antoninus Pius)
• Date: 141 CE
• Denomination: AR (silver) denarius
• Mint: Rome, Latium
• Size: 20mm, 3.15g
• Type Number: RIC III Antoninus Pius 351a
• Obverse: DIVA FAVSTINA - Bust of Faustina the Elder, draped, right, hair elaborately waved in several loops round head and drawn up and coiled on top
• Reverse: AETERNITAS - Providentia(?), veil blown out in round behind head, standing left, holding globe on extended right hand with left hand on veil
• Notes: Providentia was a divine personification of foresight and prediction.

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