Triton XVIII, Lot: 1149. Estimate $3000. Sold for $6500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Pescennius Niger. AD 193-194. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.74 g, 12h). Antioch mint. IM P CAES C PESCF N NIGER IVST AVG (sic), laureate head right / MAPTI V ICTORI (sic), Mars standing left, holding Victory in outstretched right hand and reversed spear in left. RIC IV 55 var. (legends); RSC 51 var. (same); BMCRE 308 var. (same). EF, die break on obverse. Exceptional metal for issue.