Roman Silver & Bronze

Sale 78    5–8 Apr 2005   Hotel InterContinental   Sydney

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Lot 3494    Session 11 (9.30am Thursday)    Roman Silver & Bronze

Estimate $250
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $230

DOMITIAN, (A.D. 81-96), silver denarius, Rome mint, issued A.D. 90-1, (3.482 grams), obv. laureate head of Domitian to right, around IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P X, rev. around IMP XXI COS XV CENS P P P, Minerva standing to left, holding spear, (cf.S.2736 [£160 EF], BMC 182, RIC 155, RSC 263); another issued 88-89, (3.254 grams), obv. similar ...TR P VIII, rev. COS XIIII across, columnb inscribed LVD/SAEC/FEC all within oak-wreath, (S.2725 [£125 VF], BMC 137, RIC 115 RSC 70). Toned, second scarce, both very fine. (2)

Ex Dr. Charles E. Weber Collection. The Reka Devnia hoard contained 81,044 silver denarii and 632 denarii of this ruler but only 3 examples of this variety.

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