Triton XVII, Lot: 743. Estimate $2000. Sold for $2600. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Pescennius Niger. AD 193-194. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.31 g, 12h). Antioch mint. IMP CAES C PESC NIGER IVST AVG, laureate head right / VIRTVTI AVG, Virtus standing facing, head left, holding shield set on ground in right hand, spear in left. RIC IV 94b; RSC 79c; BMCRE 317 note. Good VF, light porosity. Well struck. Extremely rare.