Roman Silver & Bronze
Lot 3423 Session 11 (9.30am Friday) Roman Silver & Bronze
Estimate $200
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DOMITIAN, (A.D. 81-96), silver denarius, Rome mint, issued A.D. 95, (3.130 grams), obv. laureate head of Domitian to right, around IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P XIIII, rev. around IMP XXII COS XVII 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], RIC 187, RSC 289). Attractive, nearly extremely fine and very scarce in this condition.
The Reka Devnia hoard contained 81,044 silver denarii and 632 denarii of this ruler and only one example of this variety.
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Lot 3421
DOMITIAN, (A.D. 81-96), silver denarius, Rome mint, issued A.D. 89, (3.464 grams), obv. laureate head ...
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Lot 3422
DOMITIAN, (A.D. 81-96), silver denarius, Rome mint, issued A.D. 90-91, (3.496 grams), obv. laureate head ...
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Lot 3423 This lot
DOMITIAN, (A.D. 81-96), silver denarius, Rome mint, issued A.D. 95, (3.130 grams), obv. laureate head ...
Estimate $200
Lot 3424
DOMITIAN, (A.D. 81-96), AE dupondius, Rome mint, issued A.D. 95-96, (10.286 grams), obv. radiate head ...
Estimate $150
Lot 3425
DOMITIAN, (A.D. 81-96), AE as, Rome mint, issued A.D. 88, (10.50 grams), obv. laureate head ...
Estimate $900