455, Lot: 310. Estimate $500. Sold for $750. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Pescennius Niger. AD 193-194. AR Denarius (17.5mm, 2.12 g, 12h). Antioch mint. IMP CAES [C PESC] NIGER IVS M, laureate head right / VICTOR I AE ΛVG, Victory standing left, holding wreath and palm frond. RIC IV 87b var. (obv. legend); RSC 75b var. (same). Lightly toned, a few light scratches, some minor porosity. VF.

From the J.B. Collection, purchased in Spring 2004.