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| Issuer | Roman Empire (Usurpation of Pescennius Niger) |
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| Year | 193-194 |
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| Reference(s) | RIC IV.1#45A, OCRE#ric.4.pn.45A, BMC RE#305 |
| Obverse description | Laureate and draped bust of Pescennius Niger facing right, rendered in the provincial style characteristic of the Antioch mint. The portrait displays a bearded effigy with finely detailed laurel wreath, the drapery visible at the shoulder. A dotted border encircles the flan. The circumferential Latin legend reads IMP CAES C PESC NIGER IVST AV, distributed around the bust. |
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| Obverse lettering | IMP CAES C PESC NIGER IVST AV (Translation: Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar, Gaius Pescennius Niger. Justice of the emperor (Augustus)) |
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| Mintage | ND (193-194) |
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