Denarius - Pescennius Niger APOLLINI SANCTO, Apollo

€271,208.00
IssuerSyria, Usurpations of
Year193-194
TypeStandard circulation coin
ValueDenarius (1)
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionSilver
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Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
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In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC IV.1#2C, OCRE#ric.4.pn.2C
Obverse descriptionHead of Pescennius Niger, laureate, right.
Obverse script
Obverse letteringIMP CAES C PESC NIGER [IVST AV ?] COS II
(Translation: Imperator Caesar Caius Pescennius Niger. Iustitia Augusti. Consul Secundum. Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar, Gaius Pescennius Niger. Justice of the emperor (Augustus). Consul for the second time.)
Reverse descriptionApollo, nude, standing left, holding laurel-branch in right hand, resting right arm on column and left hand on hip.
Reverse script
Reverse letteringAPOLLINI SANCTO
(Translation: To holy Apollo.)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (193-194)  - -
Catalog ID2300569070
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