brm_360901 - PESCENNIUS NIGER Denier

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Item sold on our e-shop (2015)
Price : 850.00 €

Type : Denier

Date: 194

Mint name / Town : Caesarée

Metal : silver

Millesimal fineness : 650 ‰

Diameter : 20 mm

Orientation dies : 11 h.

Weight : 2,86 g.

Rarity : R3

Coments on the condition:

Exemplaire sur un grand flan ovale et irrégulier bien centré des deux côtés, avec la plus grande partie des légendes à l’usure importante. Beau portrait. Patine grise de collection ancienne

Catalogue references :

C.47 var. - RIC.47 a - BMC/RE.305 note - RCV.6114 var. (2000$) - RSC.47

Predigree :

Cet exemplaire provient de la collection MG

Obverse

Obverse legend : IMP CAES C PESC - NIGER IVST AV.

Obverse description : Tête laurée de Pescennius Niger à droite (O*).

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

Reverse

Reverse legend : IVS-[TI-TIA AV]GVSTI.

Reverse description : Justicia (la Justice) drapée, debout à gauche, tenant un sceptre de la main gauche et une balance de la main droite.

Reverse translation : “Iustitia Augusti”, (La justice l’auguste).

Commentary

Rubans de type 3. 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.