Roman Silver & Bronze
Lot 5480 Session 16 (9.30am Fri 26 Nov) Roman Silver & Bronze
Estimate $220
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SOLD $180
DOMITIAN, (A.D. 81-96), silver denarius, Rome mint, issued A.D. 93-94, (3.794 grams), obv. laureate head of Domitian to right, around IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P XIII, rev. around IMP XXII COS XVI CENS P P P, Minerva standing to left holding thunderbolt and javelin, shield at feet, (S.2737, RIC 177, RSC 283). Attractive, nearly extremely fine and scarce.
The Reka Devnia hoard of 81,044 silver coins contained 632 coins of Domitian, but only 6 coins of this variety.
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