Roman Silver & Bronze Coins
Lot 4173 Session 14 (4.30pm Thu 27th March) Roman Silver & Bronze Coins
Estimate $200
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SOLD $170
DOMITIAN, issued as Caesar under Vespasian, (A.D. 81-96), silver denarius, Rome mint, issued A.D. 79, (2.71 g), obv. laureate head of Domitian to right, around CAESAR DIVI F DOMITIANVS COS VI, rev. around PRINCEPS IVVENTVTIS, Salus standing to left, leaning on column and holding a snake which she feeds from a patera, (S.2642, RIC V243, RSC 384, BMC V265). Minor surface marks, extremely fine and very scarce.
The Reka-Devnia hoard of 81,044 silver coins contained 632 coins of Domitian but only 18 of this variety.
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