PROVIDENTIA AVGG

Reference : AYC #6 ov Get, RIC -

Weight: 3.04 grs

Metal: Silver

Diameter: 21.00 mm

Scarcity: Extremely rare

Type:

Obverse

Reverse

SVLP DRYANTILLA AVG

Bust of Dryantilla to the right, diademed, draped and set on crescent.

PROVIDENTIA AVGG

Providentia standing left, holding ears of corn with the right hand over modius and holding cornucopia with the left hand.

Photo of a coin sold the 16/05/2007 by Numismatica Ars Classica, Auction 40, lot 816, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=372380, link to their website: https://www.arsclassicacoins.com/.

''ov Get'' in the reference: AYC #6 ov Get, means that this coin is overstruck on a denarius of Geta. ''ov'' for overstruck. It appears that the same reverse die is always used, therefore I was able to deduce that no legend break is present. IMPERII on the reverse is legible. Here is a photo showing what the original coin looked like (RIC 20b Geta):

Photo of a coin sold the 14/06/2008 by Jean Elsen & ses Fils S.A., Auction 96, lot 323, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=488172, link to their website: http://www.elsen.eu/.