Roman Silver & Bronze
Lot 4073 Session 14 (4.30pm Thursday) Roman Silver & Bronze
Estimate $250
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DOMITIAN, (A.D. 81-96), silver denarius, Rome mint, issued A.D. 89, (3.560 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 right on vessel with owl at feet, in fighting pose holding javelin and shield, (cf.S.2735 [£160 EF], BMC 152, RIC 138, RSC 253). Nearly extremely fine and scarce.
The Reka Devnia hoard of 81,044 silver coins contained 632 coins of Domitian, but only 3 examples of this variety.
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Lot 4071
DOMITIAN, issued as Caesar under Titus, (A.D. 81-96), silver denarius, Rome mint, issued A.D. 80, ...
Estimate $180
Lot 4072
DOMITIAN, (A.D. 81-96), silver denarius, Rome mint, issued A.D. 81, (3.038 grams), obv. laureate head ...
Estimate $140
Lot 4073 This lot
DOMITIAN, (A.D. 81-96), silver denarius, Rome mint, issued A.D. 89, (3.560 grams), obv. laureate head ...
Estimate $250
Lot 4074
DOMITIAN, (A.D. 81-96), silver denarius, Rome mint, issued A.D. 90, (3.006 grams), obv. laureate head ...
Estimate $120
Lot 4075
DOMITIAN, (A.D. 81-96), silver denarius, Rome mint, issued A.D. 90-91, (3.380 grams), obv. laureate head ...
Estimate $80