Denarius - Pescennius Niger FELICITAS TEMPORVM
Features
| Issuer |
Usurpations of Syria
(Roman Imperial usurpations)  |
|---|---|
| Ruling authority |
Pescennius Niger (193-194)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 193-194 |
| Value | Denarius (1) |
| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 3.1 g |
| Diameter | 19 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 271238 |
| References | RIC IV.1# 17 Harold Mattingly, Edward Allen Sydenham; 1936. The Roman Imperial Coinage / Volume 4.1. Pertinax – Geta and Caracalla (AD 193–217). Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom. , OCRE# ric.4.pn.17Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/) , BMC RE# 293British Museum (publisher). Coins of the Roman Empire in the British Museum. British Museum, London, United Kingdom (6 volumes). |
Obverse
Head of Pescennius Niger, laureate, right.
Script: Latin
Lettering: IMP CAES C PESC NIGER IVS AVG COS II
Unabridged legend: Imperator Caesar Caius Pescennius Niger. Iustitia Augusti. Consul Secundum
Translation: Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar, Gaius Pescennius Niger. Justice of the emperor (Augustus). Consul for the second time
Reverse
Vase-shaped basket, containing either three corn-ears or fruits and grapes.
Script: Latin
Lettering: FELICITAS TEMPORVM
Unabridged legend: Felicitas Temporum
Translation: Fortunate times
Mint
Antioch on the Orontes, Syria, modern-day Antakya, TurkeyComments
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (193-194) | |||||||||||||||
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