Sale: CNG 81, Lot: 1051. Estimate $500.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 20 May 2009.  Sold For $750. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Pertinax. AD 193. AR Denarius (2.27 g, 6h). Alexandria mint. Laureate head right / Ops seated left, holding two grain ears and resting hand on seat of throne. RIC IV 8a; RSC 33a. Good VF, lightly toned, slightly porous surfaces. Rare.

From the Norman Frank Collection.