CNG 96, Lot: 818. Estimate $2000. Sold for $3750. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Pescennius Niger. AD 193-194. AR Denarius (18mm, 2.95 g, 12h). Antioch mint. IMP CΛES C PESC NIG ER IVCT ΛV C[...], laureate head right / CERER FRVG, Ceres standing left, holding grain ears and torch. Cf. RIC IV 7 and note (for type); RSC 12 var. (obv. legend); BMCRE 291 (same); New York Sale XXV, lot 204 (same dies). Good VF, traces of underlying luster, hairline flan crack.