CNG 96, Lot: 822. Estimate $2000. Sold for $5500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Pescennius Niger. AD 193-194. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.28 g, 6h). Antioch mint. IMP CΛES C PESC NIGER IVST ΛVC, laureate head right / SΛLVTI ΛVG, Salus standing right, feeding serpent held in arms out of patera; lighted altar to right. RIC IV 75b; RSC 66a; BMCRE 312A. EF, traces of deposits in obverse legend. Exceptional metal and surfaces for issue.