Two Nigrinian Antoniniani

Sale: CNG 79, Lot: 1208. Estimate $2000.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 17 September 2008.  Sold For $2750. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Divus Nigrinian. Died circa AD 284. Antoninianus (3.74 g, 6h). Rome mint, 1st officina. 6th emission, early AD 285. Radiate bust right / Eagle standing facing, head left; KA(crescent)A. RIC V 472; Pink VI/2 p. 39. Good VF, some silvering remaining, a few green deposits. Rare.

From the Gordon S. Parry Collection. Ex Nelson Bunker Hunt Collection (Part IV, Sotheby’s, 19 June 1991), lot 902; S. Weintraub Collection.