Roman Silver & Bronze Coins - Imperial
Lot 4724 Session 17 (11:30am Friday) Roman Silver & Bronze Coins - Imperial
Estimate $1,200
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $700
PESCENNIUS NIGER, (A.D. 193-194), silver denarius, Antioch mint, (3.08 g), issued 193, obv. laureate head of Pescennius Niger to right, around IMP CAES C PESC NIGER IVST [AV], rev. around IVSTITIA AVG, Justitia or Providentia facing head to left, holding scales and cornucopiae, (cf.S.6114, RIC 45a, RSC 43). Some surface roughness otherwise good very fine and very rare.
Ex Dr. V.J.A. Flynn Collection and previously from Noble Numismatics Sale 109 (lot 3822) the D.J.Foster Collection and previously from Spink Noble Sale 41 (lot 2261).
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Lot 4722
PERTINAX, (A.D. 193), silver denarius, Rome mint, issued 193, (2.36 g), obv. Pertinax head laureate ...
Estimate $200
Lot 4723
PERTINAX, Divus Pertinax issue, silver denarius (2.61 g), (died A.D. 193), Rome mint but issued ...
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Lot 4724 This lot
PESCENNIUS NIGER, (A.D. 193-194), silver denarius, Antioch mint, (3.08 g), issued 193, obv. laureate head ...
Estimate $1,200
Lot 4725
CLODIUS ALBINUS, (A.D. 195-197), silver denarius, Rome mint issued A.D. 194, (3.31 g), obv. bare ...
Estimate $250
Lot 4726
CLODIUS ALBINUS, (A.D. 195-197), silver denarius, Rome mint, issued 193-5, (2.79 g), obv. bare head ...
Estimate $350