brm_296652 - PESCENNIUS NIGER Denier

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Item sold on our e-shop (2017)
Price : 630.00 €

Type : Denier

Date: 194

Mint name / Town : Antioche

Metal : silver

Millesimal fineness : 650 ‰

Diameter : 17 mm

Orientation dies : 6 h.

Weight : 2,20 g.

Rarity : R3

Coments on the condition:

Exemplaire sur un flan irrégulier, bien centré des deux cotés. Usure importante mais beau revers inhabituel. Patine grise

Catalogue references :

C.10 - RIC.5 c - BMC/RE.- - RSC.10 - RCV.6102 var. (2000$)

Obverse

Obverse legend : IMP CAES C PESC NIGE-R[IVS AVG CO]S II .

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

Obverse translation : "Imperator Caesar Caius Pescennius Niger Augustus Consul iterum", (L’empereur césar Pescennius Niger auguste, consul pour la deuxième fois).

Reverse

Reverse legend : BONI E-V-ENTVS.

Reverse description : Bonus Eventus drapée, debout à gauche, tenant une coupe de fruits de la main droite et des épis de blé de la main gauche.

Commentary

Poids léger. Rubans de type 3. Un des revers les plus rares pour cet empereur, que nous proposons pour la première fois à la vente !.

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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