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Divus Nigrinian (before AD 284). BI antoninianus (22mm, 4.76 gm, 11h). NGC XF 5/5 - 4/5. Rome, AD 284-285. DIVO NIGRINIANO, radiate, nude half-length bust of Divus Nigrinian right, seen from behind / CONSECRATIO, eagle standing facing, wings spread, head left; KA pellet in crescent A in exergue. RIC V.II (Carus) 472. Much nicer example than typical for this rare prince.
Ex Gerhard Hirsch Nachfolger, Auction 300 (24 September 2014), lot 166
Rare coins bearing a youthful male portrait with the inscription DIVO NIGRINIANO have long puzzled numismatists and historians, who could find no mention of any prince of this name in the historical sources. The discovery in the early 1900s of an inscription naming Nigrinian as a grandson of the Emperor Carus (AD 282-283) narrowed down the possibilities to Carus' two sons, Carinus or Numerian, both of whom ruled jointly with their father and by themselves after his death. Given that Nigrinian's posthumous coinage is confined to the Rome mint, it seems the most likely candidate for his father is Carinus, who presided over the West from Rome, while Numerian's brief reign was spent in the East. The coins of the deified Nigrinian boast some of the finest numismatic portraiture from this troubled era.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/roman-imperial/ancients-divus-nigrinian-before-ad-284-bi-antoninianus-22mm-476-gm-11h-ngc-xf-5-5-4-5/a/3094-34250.s?type=CoinArchives3094
HID02906262019
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Estimate: 1000-2000 USD
Divus Nigrinian (before AD 284). BI antoninianus (22mm, 4.76 gm, 11h). NGC XF 5/5 - 4/5. Rome, AD 284-285. DIVO NIGRINIANO, radiate, nude half-length bust of Divus Nigrinian right, seen from behind / CONSECRATIO, eagle standing facing, wings spread, head left; KA pellet in crescent A in exergue. RIC V.II (Carus) 472. Much nicer example than typical for this rare prince.
Ex Gerhard Hirsch Nachfolger, Auction 300 (24 September 2014), lot 166
Rare coins bearing a youthful male portrait with the inscription DIVO NIGRINIANO have long puzzled numismatists and historians, who could find no mention of any prince of this name in the historical sources. The discovery in the early 1900s of an inscription naming Nigrinian as a grandson of the Emperor Carus (AD 282-283) narrowed down the possibilities to Carus' two sons, Carinus or Numerian, both of whom ruled jointly with their father and by themselves after his death. Given that Nigrinian's posthumous coinage is confined to the Rome mint, it seems the most likely candidate for his father is Carinus, who presided over the West from Rome, while Numerian's brief reign was spent in the East. The coins of the deified Nigrinian boast some of the finest numismatic portraiture from this troubled era.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/roman-imperial/ancients-divus-nigrinian-before-ad-284-bi-antoninianus-22mm-476-gm-11h-ngc-xf-5-5-4-5/a/3094-34250.s?type=CoinArchives3094
HID02906262019
© 2020 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 1000-2000 USD