331, Lot: 290. Estimate $750. Sold for $1100. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Pescennius Niger. AD 193-194. AR Denarius (18mm, 2.03 g, 6h). Antioch mint. [IMP] CAE[S] C PESCEN NIG IVST AVG, laureate head right / BONAE SPEI, Spes advancing left, holding flower and hem of skirt. RIC IV 3f var. (obv. legend); RSC 8 var. (same). VF, deeply toned, roughness.