Aureus of the ill-fated Roman emperor Pertinax, who reigned for three months in 193 CE. On the obve
Aureus of the ill-fated Roman emperor Pertinax, who reigned for three months in 193 CE. On the obverse, the laureate head of Pertinax; on the reverse, the personified figure of Providentia (Providence) with the inscription PROVID(ENTIA) DEOR(UM). Photo credit: Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. http://www.cngcoins.com -- source link
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