Pescennius Niger. AD 193-194. Fourrée Denarius (17mm, 2.91 g, 12h). Imitating an Antioch mint issue. VF.

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Pescennius Niger. AD 193-194. Fourrée Denarius (17mm, 2.91 g, 12h). Imitating an Antioch mint issue. IMP CAES C PESCEN NIGER IVSTI AV, laureate head right, slight drapery on left shoulder / Seven stars above crescent. Cf. RIC IV 73b var. (obv. legend and bust type); cf. BMCRE 312 var.; cf. RSC 64 var. (obv. legend and bust type; cf. Triton II, lot 940 (hammer $1200). Deeply toned with traces of find patina, reverse pitting, core visible in pits. VF. Extremely rare.

From the Elm Street Collection, purchased from Harlan J. Berk, 30 March 2008; Hauck & Aufhäuser 20 (16 October 2007), lot 361.


Closing Date and Time: 29 November 2023 at 12:45:40 ET.

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