Roman Silver and Bronze
Lot 3259 SESSION 11 (9.30am Thursday) Roman Silver and Bronze
Estimate $200
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DOMITIAN, (A.D. 81-96), silver denarius, Rome mint, issued A.D. 93-94, (3.51 grams), obv. laureate head of Domitian to right, around IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P XIII, rev. around IMP XXII COS XVI CENS P P P, Minerva standing to left holding thunderbolt and javelin, shield at feet, (S.2737, RIC 177, RSC 283). Attractive, nearly extremely fine/good very fine and scarce.
The Reka Devnia hoard of 81,044 silver coins contained 632 coins of Domitian, but only 6 coins of this variety.
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