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PESCENNIUS NIGER



D-042-001-2016 RIC IV - 3c var (Pescennius Niger)
  • Obverse: IMP CAES C PESCEN NIGER IVST AVG Laureate head right
  • Reverse: BONA-E SPEI Spes advancing left, holding flower and raising hem of skirt
  • Type: Denar
  • State: Good EF
  • Weight: 3,23 gr.
  • Date: 193 AD
  • Mint: Antiochia (Syria)
  • Diameter: 17,60 mm.
  • Die axis: 11 hs
  • RIC IV: 3c var (Pescennius Niger)
  • Other Ref: C 8 var. (obverse legend ends AV); BMC 298 var. (obverse legend ends AV).
  • Source: NAC AG (12-2016). Auction 97. Lot 178.
  • Comments:

    Ex Calicó, sale 241, 2012, Immagines Imperatorum, 138; Ex Ira & Larry Goldberg, sale 80, 2014, 3177. Very rare and among the finest denarii of Pescennius Niger in existence. A bold portrait struck on an exceptionally good metal. Light iridescent tone and good extremely fine