Roman Silver & Bronze
Lot 3332 Session 11 (9.30am Thursday) Roman Silver & Bronze
Estimate $150
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SOLD $80
DOMITIAN, (A.D. 81-96), silver denarius, Rome mint, issued A.D. 88-89, (3.506 grams), obv. laureate head of Domitian to right, around IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P VIII, rev. around IMP XIX COS XIIII CENS P P P, Minerva standing to left, holding javelin and thunderbolt, (S.2732 [£160 EF], RIC 139, RSC 251). Some attached green, otherwise nearly extremely fine and very scarce in this condition.
The Reka Devnia hoard of 81,044 silver coins contained 632 coins of Domitian, but only 4 coins of this variety.
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Lot 3330
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Lot 3332 This lot
DOMITIAN, (A.D. 81-96), silver denarius, Rome mint, issued A.D. 88-89, (3.506 grams), obv. laureate head ...
Estimate $150
Lot 3333
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Estimate $140
Lot 3334
DOMITIAN, (A.D. 81-96), silver denarius, Rome mint, issued A.D. 90, (3.346 grams), obv. laureate head ...
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