Roman Silver & Bronze
Lot 4077 Session 14 (4.30pm Thursday) Roman Silver & Bronze
Estimate $250
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SOLD $200
DOMITIAN, (A.D. 81-96), silver denarius, Rome mint, issued A.D. 91-92, (3.514 grams), obv. laureate head of Domitian to right, around IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P XI, rev. around IMP XXI COS XVI CENS P P P, Minerva standing to right on vessel with owl at feet, in fighting pose holding javelin and shield, (cf.S.2735 [£160 EF], BMC 189, RIC 167a, RSC 274). Nearly extremely fine and scarce.
The Reka Devnia hoard of 81,044 silver coins contained 632 coins of Domitian, but only one coin of this variety.
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Lot 4075
DOMITIAN, (A.D. 81-96), silver denarius, Rome mint, issued A.D. 90-91, (3.380 grams), obv. laureate head ...
Estimate $80
Lot 4076
DOMITIAN, (A.D. 81-96), silver denarius, Rome mint, issued A.D. 91-92, (3.650 grams), obv. laureate head ...
Estimate $300
Lot 4077 This lot
DOMITIAN, (A.D. 81-96), silver denarius, Rome mint, issued A.D. 91-92, (3.514 grams), obv. laureate head ...
Estimate $250
Lot 4078
DOMITIAN, (A.D. 81-96), silver denarius, Rome mint, issued A.D. 93-4, (3.304 grams), obv. laureate head ...
Estimate $100
Lot 4079
DOMITIAN, (A.D. 81-96), silver denarius, Rome mint, issued A.D. 93-94, (3.582 grams), obv. laureate head ...
Estimate $260