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Pescennius Niger, April to 1 June 193 - March, April or May 194 A.D.

Pescennius Niger was declared emperor by his troops after the murder of Pertinax. Septimius Severus, after consolidating his own forces and taking Rome, marched upon Niger and defeated him three times. After a fourth in a final defeat at Issus, Niger fled towards Parthia but was overtaken and executed.


Click for a larger photo A superb Pescennius Niger. Excellent centering on a large round flan, with mint luster in the field surrounding the portrait.

The reverse die is very rare and we could not find any other specimen. The three RIC 47a-d, IVSTITIA AVGVSTI specimens we found all have the cornucopia away from the body of the goddess, which is the normal way as seen on most coins. However our coin shows the cornucopia rotated and held close to the body. This type was also used for a RIC 45, the more common issue with short IVSTITIA AVG legend.
28188. Silver denarius, RIC IV 47d, Choice EF, weight 2.983 g, maximum diameter 18.7 mm, die axis 0o, Antioch mint, obverse IMP CAES C PESC NIGER IVST AVG, laureate head right; reverse IVSTITIA AVGVSTI, Justitia standing left, scales in right, cornucopia in left; extremely rare R4; SOLD

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22818. Silver denarius, RIC IV 34 var, cf. RIC IV 32 for obverse legend, aEF, weight 3.980 g, maximum diameter 16.7 mm, die axis 0o, Antioch mint, obverse IMP CAES C PESCE NIGERISTI AVG, laureate head right; reverse INVICTO IMPERAT, trophy of arms, more arms piled at the base; rare; SOLD

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28187. Silver denarius, cf. Lanz 114, 447 and CNG 61, 1848 (both with different obv legends); cf. RIC IV 29 for rev type (based on BMC specimen which doesn't actually exist), gVF but softly struck, weight 3.105 g, maximum diameter 17.6 mm, die axis 180o, Antioch mint, obverse [IMP CAES C] PESCE NIGER IVSTI AV, laureate head right; reverse FORTVNAE REDVCI, Fortuna standing left holding long palm and cornucopia; extremely rare; SOLD


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Obverse Legends:

IMPCAESCPESCENIGERIVS
IMPACESCPESCENIGERIVSTI
IMPCAESCPESCENIGERIVSTIAG
IMPCAESCPESCENIGERIVSTIAV
IMPCAESCPESCENITAV
IMPCAESCPESCNIGER
IMPCAESCPESCNIGERAVG
IMPCAESCPESCNIGERIVSAVGCOS
IMPCAESCPESCNIGERIVSAVGCOSII
IMPCAESCPESCNIGERIVST
IMPCAESCPESCNIGERIVSTAVG
IMPCAESCPESCNIGERIVSTAVGCOSII
IMPACESCPESCNIGERIVSTI
IMPCAESCPESCNIGERIVSTVSAVGCOSII
IMPCAESCPESCNIGER
IMPCAESCPESCNIGERIVS
IMPCAESCPESCNIGERIVSTAV
IMPCAESCPESCNIGERIVTAVG
IMPCAESCPESCONIGERIVSTIAG
IMPCAESCPESCONIGERIVSTIAV
IMPCAESCPESENIGERIVA
IMPCPESCNIGERIVSAVGCOSII
IMPCAESCPESNIGERIVSAVG
IMPCAESCPESNIGERIVST
IMPCAESPESCENIGERISTIAVG
IMPCAESPESCENIGERIVST



Average well preserved denarius weight 2.85 grams.

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