Roman Silver & Bronze
Lot 1807 Session 6 (9.30am Thursday) Roman Silver & Bronze
Estimate $160
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SOLD $120
DOMITIAN, (A.D. 81-96), silver denarius, Rome mint, issued A.D. 88-89, (3.496 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 left, holding javelin and thunderbolt, (S.2732 [Å“160 EF], RIC 139, RSC 251). Nearly extremely fine/good very fine and very scarce in this condition.
The Reka Devnia hoard of 81,044 silver coins contained 632 coins of Domitian, but only 4 coins of this variety.
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Lot 1805
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Lot 1806
DOMITIAN, (A.D. 81-96), silver denarius, Rome mint, issued A.D. 88-89 (3.650 grams), obv. laureate head ...
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DOMITIAN, (A.D. 81-96), silver denarius, Rome mint, issued A.D. 88-89, (3.496 grams), obv. laureate head ...
Estimate $160
Lot 1808
DOMITIAN, (A.D. 81-96), silver denarius, Rome mint, issued A.D. 89, (3.424 grams), obv. laureate head ...
Estimate $150
Lot 1809
DOMITIAN, (A.D. 81-96), silver denarius, Rome mint, issued A.D. 90, (3.548 grams), obv. laureate head ...
Estimate $200