Numismatica Ars Classica
Auction 95 6 October 2016
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The Roman Empire
Pescennius Niger, 193 – 194
Denarius, Antioch 193-194, AR 2.86 g. IMP CAES C PESEN NIGER IVSTA Laureate head r. Rev. M – ONETA – E AVG Moneta standing l., wearing polos, holding scales in r. hand and cornucopiae in l. C 56 var. (different obverse legend). BMC 310 var. (different obverse legend). RIC 64 var. (different obverse legend).
Very rare. An attractive portrait of fine style and unusually struck on very fresh
metal. Light iridescent tone, unobtrusive area of weakness on reverse,
otherwise good extremely fine