v38_0656 - PESCENNIUS NIGER Denier
MONNAIES 38 (2009)
Starting price : 750.00 €
Estimate : 1 500.00 €
unsold lot
Starting price : 750.00 €
Estimate : 1 500.00 €
unsold lot
Type : Denier
Date: 193
Mint name / Town : Syrie, Antioche
Metal : silver
Millesimal fineness : 750 ‰
Diameter : 18,5 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 2,68 g.
Rarity : R3
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un flan bien centré, mais court sur la légende de droit. Beau portrait légèrement stylisé. Revers bien venu à la frappe. Patine grise superficielle avec des reflets dorés
Catalogue references :
Predigree :
Cet exemplaire provient de la collection M. P. de Lorraine
Obverse
Obverse legend : IMP CAES C PESC-E NIGER IVSTI A.
Obverse description : Tête laurée de Pescennius Niger à droite (O*).
Obverse translation : “Imperator Cæsar Caius Pescennius Niger Iustus”, (L’empereur césar Caius Pescennius Niger juste).
Reverse
Reverse legend : M-ONET-A-E AVG.
Reverse description : Moneta (la Monnaie) drapée, debout à gauche, tenant une balance de la main droite et une corne d’abondance de la main gauche.
Reverse translation : “Monetæ Augusti” (À la Monnaie de 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. Notre denier est très proche de celui de la description du Roman Coins and their Values (RCV. 6119), mais il n’est pas des mêmes coins ni de droit, ni de revers.
Type 3 ribbons. This is the first time we have offered this type of denarius for sale with this reverse legend. Our denarius is very close to the one in the description in Roman Coins and their Values (RCV. 6119), but it is not the same dies either obverse or reverse.
Type 3 ribbons. This is the first time we have offered this type of denarius for sale with this reverse legend. Our denarius is very close to the one in the description in Roman Coins and their Values (RCV. 6119), but it is not the same dies either obverse or reverse.
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.
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