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Denarius with bust of Pescennius Niger
Roman
Imperial Period
A.D. 193–194
Mint: Antioch
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 18 mm. Weight: 3.42 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Anonymous gift in memory of Zoë Wilbour (1864–1885)
Accession Number34.1434
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Pescennius Niger, laureate, right.
IMPCAESCPESC NIGERIVSTAVG
Reverse: Victory, nude to waist, standing left, holding wreath and palm.
VICT O R IAEAVG
IMPCAESCPESC NIGERIVSTAVG
Reverse: Victory, nude to waist, standing left, holding wreath and palm.
VICT O R IAEAVG
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Sir Arthur J. Evans Collection; by 1934: with Ars Classica S.A. (Naville & Cie), 31 Quai du Mont-Blanc, Geneva, Switzerland (auction 17 [collections of Sir Arthur J. Evans, et al.], Hôtel Schweizerhof, Lucerne, Switzerland, October 3ff., 1934, lot 1534); by December 1934: Private Collection, U.S.; anonymous gift to MFA, December 6, 1934