Denarius - Pescennius Niger MARTI AVG; Mars
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 |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 271294 |
| References | RIC IV.1# 51 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.51Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/) |
Obverse
Head of Pescennius Niger, laureate, right.
Script: Latin
Lettering: IMP CAES C PESC NIGER AVG
Translation:
Imperator Caesar Caius Pescennius Niger Augustus.
Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar, Gaius Pescennius Niger, emperor (Augustus).
Reverse
Mars, helmeted, nude except cloak on left shoulder, advancing right, holding spear in right hand and trophy over left shoulder in left hand.
Script: Latin
Lettering: MARTI AVG
Translation:
Marti Augusto.
To Mars, the venerable.
Mint
Antioch on the Orontes, Syria, modern-day Antakya, TurkeyComments
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| ND (193-194) | |||||||||||||||
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