- Dated Roman Empire AR silver denarius coin.
- Struck for Caesar Clodius Albinus at the Rome Mint during the reign of Emperor Septimius Severus.
- Dated COS = 193 CE, first year issue.
- RIC 1c, rated as Rare.
- 17 x 19mm, 3.01g.
- Certified by NGC to Ch XF.
- Obverse: D CL SEPT ALBIN CAES, bare head facing right.
- Reverse: PROVID AVG COS, Providentia standing left holding wand over globe & scepter.
- Providentia is a divine personification of the ability to foresee and make provision. She was among the embodiments of virtues that were part of the Imperial cult of ancient Rome. Providentia thus figures in art, cult, and literature.
- An appropriate type that alludes to the foresight of Septimius Severus to appoint Clodius Albinus as Caesar.
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