Pertinax

3,000.00

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Description

Rome, 193 AD. AR denarius, 3.27 gr., 17.8 mm.

Obv: IMP CAES P HELV PERTIN AUG; laureate bust of Pertinax to the right.

Rev: [O]PI DIVIN • TR P COS II; Ops, draped, seated to the left on throne, holding two grain ears in right hand and resting left hand on seat of throne.

Ref: RIC 8a; Lempereur Type 9, 452a (D169/R242 – this coin); BMC 19-20.

Lightly toned, a few scratches and minor deposits on obverse. Nearly Extremely Fine.
From the Gilbert Steinberg Collection, purchased from Bowers & Ruddy Galleries, 14 August 1981 (with ticket). Ex Monetarium 34 (Spring 1981), no. 129. A Lempereur plate coin.