Roman Silver & Bronze
Lot 3566 Session 12 (11.30am Thursday) Roman Silver & Bronze
Estimate $200
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DOMITIAN, (A.D. 81-96), silver denarius, Rome mint, issued A.D. 89, (3.370 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/good very 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 3564
DOMITIAN, (A.D. 81-96), silver cistophorus, Ephesus mint, issued A.D. 82, (11.094 grams), obv. laureate head ...
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Lot 3565
DOMITIAN (A.D. 81-96), silver denarius, Rome mint, issued A.D. 81, (3.520 grams), obv. laureate head ...
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DOMITIAN, (A.D. 81-96), silver denarius, Rome mint, issued A.D. 89, (3.370 grams), obv. laureate head ...
Estimate $200
Lot 3567
DOMITIAN, (A.D. 81-96), silver denarius, Rome mint, issued A.D. 89, (3.428 grams), obv. laureate head ...
Estimate $220
Lot 3568
DOMITIAN, (A.D. 81-96), silver denarius, Rome mint, issued A.D. 91-92, (3.446 grams), obv. laureate head ...
Estimate $250