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Home ▸ Catalog ▸ |Roman Coins| ▸ |The Year of 5 Emperors| ▸ |Pescennius Niger||View Options:   | | | 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 and final defeat at Issus, Niger fled towards Parthia but was overtaken and executed. |
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.SH99218. Silver denarius, RIC IV 5b (R3) var. (BONI EVENTVS), BMCRE V 299 var. (same), RSC III 10b var. (same), Hunter III 2 var. (same), SRCV II 6102 var. (same), aVF, toned, off center, light deposits, porosity, small edge splits, weight 3.824 g, maximum diameter 18.4 mm, die axis 180o, Antioch (Antakya, Turkey) mint, Apr/1 Jun 193 - Mar/May 194 A.D.; obverse IMP CAES C PESC NIGER IVST AVG, laureate head right; reverse BONI EVENT (sic), Bonus Eventus or Fides standing half left, head left, raising plate of fruit in right in right hand, two stalks of grain downward in left hand; ex Noble Numismatics auction 121 (20 Jul 2019), lot 4796; ex Dr. C. Haymes Collection; ex Spink & Sons; unpublished variety of very rare type; SOLD
SH20390. Silver denarius, RIC IV 34, aVF, uneven strike, toned, weight 3.003 g, maximum diameter 17.9 mm, die axis 45o, Antioch (Antakya, Turkey) mint, obverse IMP CAES C PES NIGER [...], laureate head right; reverse INVICTO IMPERAT, trophy of captured arms, more arms piled at the base; rare; SOLD
Salus was the Roman goddess of health. She was Hygieia to the Greeks, who believed her to be the daughter of Aesculapius, the god of medicine and healing, and Epione, the goddess of soothing of pain. Her father Asclepius learned the secrets of keeping death at bay after observing one snake bringing another snake healing herbs. Woman seeking fertility, the sick, and the injured slept in his temples in chambers where non-poisonous snakes were left to crawl on the floor and provide healing.SH33752. Silver denarius, RIC IV 77, Cohen III 68, VF, porous, weight 2.444 g, maximum diameter 18.0 mm, die axis 0o, Antioch (Antakya, Turkey) mint, obverse IMP CAES C PESC NIGER IVSTI AVG, laureate head right; reverse SALVTI AVGVSTI, Salus standing right, feeding snake held in right from patera in left, altar at feet; well centered; rare; SOLD
Fides is the Roman goddess or deification of good faith, fidelity, loyalty, and honesty.SH84793. Silver denarius, cf. RIC IV 5 (R3), BMCRE V 299, RSC III 10, Hunter III 2, SRCV II 6102 (our obverse legend appears to be an unlisted variant), VF, interesting portrait, rough, corrosion, horn silver encrustations, tight flan, weight 2.211 g, maximum diameter 18.0 mm, die axis 0o, Antioch (Antakya, Turkey) mint, Apr/1 Jun 193 - Mar/May 194 A.D.; obverse IMP CAES C PESCE NIGER IVSTI A (or similar), laureate head right; reverse BONI EVENTVS, Fides standing half left, raising plate of fruit in right in right hand, two stalks of grain downward in left hand; ex Roma Numismatics, e-sale 27 (28 May 2016), lot 603; very rare; SOLD
Fortuna (equivalent to the Greek goddess Tyche) goddess of fortune, was the personification of luck. Fortuna Redux brought one safely home, in this case the emperor. The Romans believed that Fortuna, after deserting the Persians and Assyrians, took flight over Macedonia and saw Alexander perish as she passed into Syria and Egypt. At last arriving on Mount Palatine, she threw aside her wings and casting away her wheel (the wheel of fortune), entered Rome where she took up her abode forever.SH89845. Silver denarius, cf. RIC IV 23 (R3), RIC III 23, BMCRE V 301, SRCV II 6107, Hunter III -, VF, some roughness, weight 2.668 g, maximum diameter 18.7 mm, die axis 0o, Antioch (Antakya, Turkey) mint, Apr/1 Jun 193 - Mar/May 194 A.D.; obverse IMP CAES C PES[CE NIGER IVSTI A] (or similar), laureate head right; reverse FORTVNAE RED, Fortuna seated left on throne, kalathos on head, holding rudder by tiller in right hand, double cornucopia in left hand; ex Numismatik Naumann auction 72 (2 Dec 2018), lot 533; very rare; SOLD
Numerous varieties of Pescennius Niger denarii with Roma Aeternae reverses are published in the standard references, but none describe Roma as seated on a cuirass. We have, however, handled another example with Roma seated on a cuirass and know of more examples from trade.RS92311. Silver denarius, Unpublished in primary references, cf. RIC IV 70d, RSC III 62b, BMCRE V p. 80 note, SRCV II 6121, Hunter III -, aVF, scratches and scrapes, small edge test cut, hard edge bump on reverse resulting in crack on obverse, slightly off-center cutting off parts of legends, weight 2.690 g, maximum diameter 17.3 mm, die axis 15o, Antioch (Antakya, Turkey) mint, Apr 193 - May 194 A.D.; obverse IMP CAE PESCEN NIGER IVST A, laureate head right; reverse ROMAE AETERNAE (to eternal Rome), Roma in military attire seated left on cuirass, no shield at side or feet, Victory offering wreath in right hand, long scepter vertical behind in left hand; ex FORVM (2015); extremely rare; SOLD
Pescennius Niger, April to 1 June 193 - March, April or May 194 A.D., Ancient Counterfeit
SH34918. Bronze ancient counterfeit, cf. RIC IV 84 (denarius, official, Antioch mint), VF, weight 2.225 g, maximum diameter 18.0 mm, die axis 0o, unofficial mint, obverse IMP CAES C PESC[...] NIGER IVSTI AVG, laureate head right; reverse VICTORIAE (victories), Victory standing left, holding palm frond in left, with right inscribing AVG on shield set on column; very rare; SOLD
Fides is the Roman goddess or deification of good faith, fidelity, loyalty, and honesty.SH13508. Silver denarius, RIC IV 5e, F/VF, weight 2.356 g, maximum diameter 17.6 mm, die axis 0o, Antioch (Antakya, Turkey) mint, obverse [IMP CAES C PESC]E NIGERIVSTI AG, laureate head right; reverse BONI EVENTVS, Fides standing half left, basket of fruit in right, heads of grain in left; toned, Ex Knobloch collection, Stacks 5/80 #865; rare (R3); SOLD
The Romans believed that Fortuna, after deserting the Persians and Assyrians, took flight over Macedonia and saw Alexander perish as she passed into Egypt and into Syria. At last arriving on Mount Palatine, she threw aside her wings and casting away her wheel, entered Rome where she took up her abode forever.SH07669. Silver denarius, RIC IV 26b, gF, weight 2.12 g, maximum diameter 19.2 mm, die axis 180o, Antioch (Antakya, Turkey) mint, obverse IMP CAES C PESC NIGERIVST A, laureate head right; reverse FORTVNAE REDVCI, Fortuna standing left, rudder in right hand, cornucopia in left hand; small edge chip, ex Scott collection; rare; SOLD
SH08482. Silver denarius, SRCV II 6101, RIC IV 3, aF, weight 2.54 g, maximum diameter 18.3 mm, die axis 0o, Antioch (Antakya, Turkey) mint, 193 - 194 A.D.; obverse IMP CAES C PESC NIGER IVS AV (or similar), laureate head right; reverse BONAE SPEI, Spes advancing left, flower in right hand, raising skirt with left hand; SOLD
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