124, Lot: 261. Estimate $300. Sold for $370. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PERTINAX. 193 AD. AR Denarius (18mm, 2.40 g). Alexandria mint. Laureate head right / Ops seated left, holding grain ears. RIC -; BMCRE -; RSC 33a. Near VF, lightly toned, typical light porosity.

No distinction is made in RIC and BMC between the Rome and Alexandria mint denarii of Pertinax. The Alexandrian denarii however are not very rare, accounting for perhaps 1 out of every 3 coins of this type to appear on the market.