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Denarius - Pescennius Niger SALVTI AVGVS, Salus
| Issuer | Syria, Usurpations of |
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| Year | 193-194 |
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| Value | Denarius (1) |
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| Obverse description | Laureate head of Pescennius Niger facing right, rendered in the provincial Syrian style with bold, slightly coarse engraving characteristic of the Antioch mint. The emperor's features are depicted with a short beard and strong profile, the laurel wreath clearly articulated across the brow. The encircling Latin legend reads IMP CAES PESC NIGER IVST AVG, distributed around the periphery of the flan. The portrait conveys the military authority of a usurper emperor asserting legitimacy through conventional imperial iconography. |
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| Reverse lettering | SALVTI AVGVS (Translation: To the health of the emperor (Augustus).) |
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| Mint | Antioch |
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