The Roman Empire
Pertinax, 1 January – 28 March 193
Aureus 1 January-28 March 193, AV 6.90 g. IMP CAES P·HELV – PERTIN AVG Laureate head r. Rev. LAETITIA·TEMP – OR COS II Laetitia standing l., holding wreath and sceptre. C 19. BMC 7. RIC 4a. A.M. Woodward, The Coinage of Pertinax, NC 1957, pl. X, 6 (this obverse die). Calicó 2383b (these dies).
Rare and in exceptional state of preservation. A superb portrait of fine style perfectly
struck in high relief on a large flan, good extremely fine From a private French collection.