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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;maridvnvm, post: 4730435, member: 31620&quot;]<b>Pescennius Niger denarius</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p>Obv:– IMP CAE PESCEN NIGER IVST A, laureate head right</p><p>Rev:– ROMAE AETERNAE, Roma in military attire seated left on cuirass, no shield at side or feet, Victory offering wreath in right hand, long scepter vertical behind in left hand</p><p>Minted in Antioch. Apr 193 - May 194 A.D</p><p>Reference:– Unpublished in primary references, cf. RIC IV 70d, RSC III 62b, BMCRE V p. 80 note, SRCV II 6121, Hunter III -,</p><p><br /></p><p>Scratches and scrapes, small edge test cut, hard edge bump on reverse resulting in crack on obverse, slightly off center cutting off parts of legends</p><p><br /></p><p>2.690g, maximum diameter 17.1mm, die axis 15o</p><p><br /></p><p>Numerous varieties of Pescennius Niger denarii with Roma Aeternae reverses are published in the standard references, but none describe Roma as seated on a cuirass. A few have been seen with dealers though. </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_062a_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p><b>Next:- Pescennius Niger</b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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