CNG 102, Lot: 1026. Estimate $1000. Sold for $1800. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Pescennius Niger. AD 193-194. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.24 g, 6h). Antioch mint. Laureate head right / Spes advancing left, holding up flower and hem of skirt. RIC IV 3b; RSC 6; BMCRE 298 note. VF, toned, struck slight off center on the obverse. Nice metal.

From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection, purchased from Coin Galleries.