brm_580134 - PESCENNIUS NIGER Denier

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Price : 2 500.00 €

Type : Denier

Date: 194

Mint name / Town : Caesarée

Metal : silver

Millesimal fineness : 650 ‰

Diameter : 18,5 mm

Orientation dies : 11 h.

Weight : 3,39 g.

Rarity : R3

Slab

NGC :

Coments on the condition:

Exemplaire sur un flan épais, bien centré des deux côtés. Qualité exceptionnelle pour ce type de monnayage. Superbe buste. Patine grise

Catalogue references :

C.81 var. - RIC.94 a - BMC/RE.317 note - RSC.81 a

Obverse

Obverse legend : IMP CAES C PE-SC NIGER IVST AV.

Obverse description : Buste lauré, drapé et cuirassé de Pescennius Niger à droite vu de trois quarts en avant.

Obverse translation : “Imperator Cæsar Caius Pescennius Niger Iustus Augustus”, (L’empereur césar Caius Pescennius Niger juste auguste).

Reverse

Reverse legend : VIRTV-TI AVG.

Reverse description : Mars debout à gauche tenant une lance et son bouclier.

Reverse translation : “Virtuti Augusti”, (La virilité de l’auguste).

Commentary

Exemplaire sous coque NGC (Strike 5/5, Surface 4/5). Poids lourd. C’est la première fois que nous proposons ce type de denier à la vente avec cette légende de revers.

Historical background

PESCENNIUS NIGER

(04/193-10/195)

C. Pescennius Niger was born around 135. Consul suffect in 190, he became governor of Syria the following year. After the death of Pertinax and in front of the negligence of Dide Julien, he is proclaimed august in Antioch with the support of all the East and of nine legions. At the same time, Septimius Severus was proclaimed in Carnuntum. Sévère is the fastest and takes Rome, then marches against Niger. The latter was beaten at Cyzicus in January and then at Nicaea in April 194. Definitively crushed at the battle of Issus (September 194), he fled from Antioch, but was captured and then executed with his family and many supporters.