Denarius - Pescennius Niger IVSTITIA AVGVSTI, Justitia

Pescennius Niger controlled the eastern provinces for roughly eighteen months before Septimius Severus crushed him at the Battle of Issus in 194 AD. His mint at Antioch operated under considerable pressure throughout, producing coins that functioned as much as political declarations of legitimacy as circulating money — Niger never controlled Rome, and his coinage was his primary argument that he should.

RIC 47B is among the rarer Niger types. His entire output was condemned after defeat, making survival rates low across the board.