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Denarius - Pescennius Niger BONAE SPEI, Spes
| Issuer | Roman Empire |
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| Year | 193-194 |
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| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
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| Obverse description | Laureate and draped bust of Pescennius Niger facing right, rendered with a full beard and strongly modelled facial features characteristic of the Antonine portraiture tradition. The effigy displays the emperor in cuirassed military dress, visible at the shoulder. A partially legible Latin legend encircles the bust in the field, identifying the emperor with his full imperial titulature. The die-cutting is consistent with the provincial workshop at Antioch, showing somewhat irregular engraving typical of this brief reign. The flan is slightly uneven, with the legend partially off-flan on the left. |
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| Reverse lettering | BONAE SPEI (Translation: To good hope) |
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| Mintage | ND (193-194) |
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