★ A beautiful portrait of Pertinax ★

Pertinax, 193. Denarius (Silver, 18 mm, 3.47 g, 6 h), Rome. IMP CAES P HELV PERTIN AVG Laureate head of Pertinax to right. Rev. OPI DIVIN•TR P COS II Ops seated left, holding two grain ears in her right hand. BMC 19. Cohen 33. RIC 8a. A lightly toned example with a beautiful portrait. Very fine.

From the collection of Dipl.-Ing. Adrian Lang, ex Rauch 87, 8 December 2010, 525 and Rauch 80, 1 June 2007, 176 .

This coin was struck from the same obverse die as lot 4350 below.