B&D: Pescennius Niger AR Denarius, 194 AD
$395.00 Jul-25-01
Seller: Barry & Darling ("tiberius") 

Barry & Darling Ancient Coins

Pescennius Niger AR Denarius, 194 AD
RIC 15 variant (rated R3), RSC 15b variant
Antioch Mint - Rare. 16 x 18 mm, 2.20 gm

IMP. CAES. C. PESC.......COS II, laureate head right.
FELICITAS TEMPORA, Two crossed cornucopiae

aF/aF - on a typically small flan.
Good portrait. This is an unlisted variant in RIC and RSC
with the obverse inscription ending in COS II and this 
reverse. Possibly minted in 194 AD at the end of his reign.

A good example of a rare coin.

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