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281, Lot: 353. Estimate $750.
Sold for $1200. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Pescennius Niger. AD 193-194. AR Denarius (16mm, 2.95 g, 12h). Antioch mint. [IMP CAES] C PE-SCE NIGER IVS, laureate head right / FORTVN-A-E REDV, Fortuna standing left, holding rudder and cornucopia. RIC IV -; RSC -. VF, minor scratches under tone. Unpublished combination of legends?


Following the death of Pertinax in AD 193, and the “sale” of the Roman throne by the Praetorian Guard to Didius Julianus, the governor of Syria, Pescennius Niger, was hailed emperor by the legions under his command. Septimius Severus, who had been proclaimed emperor by the Danubian legions at about the same time, first secured his power by subduing Rome, then marched to encounter Niger. In the ensuing battles, Severus proved to be the stronger adversary and Niger was overtaken as he attempted escape to Parthia. He was executed and his head was sent to Severus, who then ruthlessly slaughtered the rest of Niger's family.