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21212 [Order]
Pescennius Niger, 193 A.D.
AR Denarius. Antioch. IMP CAES C PESCEN NIGER IVS AV. Laureate hd. r. Rv.
[ROMAE] AETERNAE. Roma seated l. on cuirass hld. Victory and spear. RIC
70c. 4.01g, Superb portrait on a full flan of fresh metal. The full weight
of this coin is remarkable as the average is about 3.0 grams during this
troubled period when the coins were normally produced in crude fashion.
Faint traces of the engraver's compass lines appear as concentric circles
in the obverse and reverse fields. Light toning with some golden
highlights.
Extremely Fine $3500.00.

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