brm_473124 - PESCENNIUS NIGER Denier

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Item sold on our e-shop (2019)
Price : 1 400.00 €

Type : Denier

Date: 194

Mint name / Town : Antioche

Metal : silver

Millesimal fineness : 650 ‰

Diameter : 19 mm

Orientation dies : 6 h.

Weight : 3,02 g.

Rarity : R3

Coments on the condition:

Beau droit à l’usure régulière et revers particulièrement joli ! Patine grise

Catalogue references :

C.53 - RIC.60 - BMC/RE.309 - RCV.6117 - RSC.53 a - MRK.47 /20 var. (2000€)

Predigree :

Exemplaire provenant de la collection AJRR et de l’electronic auction 90, n°1600 de CNG

Obverse

Obverse legend : IMP CAES C P-ESCE NIGER IVST.

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

Obverse translation : “Imperator Cæsar Caius Pescennius Niger Iustus ” (L’empereur césar Caius Pescennius Niger le Juste).

Reverse

Reverse legend : MINER V-IC-TRIS.

Reverse description : Minerve casquée et drapée, debout à gauche, tenant une lance de la main gauche et une victoire de la main droite ; à ses pieds à droite, un bouclier.

Reverse translation : “Minervæ Victris” (De Minerve la victorieuse).

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.