Pertinax. AD 193. AR Denarius (18mm, 2.72 g, 6h). Rome mint. 2nd emission. IMP CAES P HELV PERTIN AVG, laureate head right / OPI DIVIN TR P COS II, Ops, draped, seated left on throne, holding two grain ears in right hand, left hand on seat of throne. RIC IV 8a; Lempereur Type 9, 467a (D173/R236 – this coin illustrated); RSC 33; BMCRE 19-20. In NGC encapsulation 4162265-001, graded XF, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 3/5.
Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 296 (13 February 2013), lot 308.
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