Roman Silver & Bronze Coins
Lot 4179 Session 14 (4.30pm Thu 27th March) Roman Silver & Bronze Coins
Estimate $150
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SOLD $140
DOMITIAN, (A.D. 81-96), silver denarius, Rome mint, issued A.D. 91-92, (3.54 g), obv. laureate head of Domitian to right, around IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P XI, rev. around IMP XXI COS XVI CENS P P P, Minerva standing to left, holding thunderbolt and spear, (cf.S.2732, BMC 192, RIC 168, RSC 272). Full flan, nearly extremely fine and scarce.
The Reka Devnia hoard contained 81,044 silver denarii and 632 denarii of this ruler but only 6 examples of this variety.
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Lot 4177
DOMITIAN, (A.D. 81-96), silver denarius, Rome mint, issued A.D. 90-91, (3.16 g), obv. laureate head ...
Estimate $140
Lot 4178
DOMITIAN, (A.D. 81-96), silver denarius, Rome mint, issued A.D. 90-1, (3.62 g), obv. laureate head ...
Estimate $200
Lot 4179 This lot
DOMITIAN, (A.D. 81-96), silver denarius, Rome mint, issued A.D. 91-92, (3.54 g), obv. laureate head ...
Estimate $150
Lot 4180
DOMITIAN, (A.D. 81-96), AE sestertius, issue struck at Rome in A.D.90-91, (21.9 g), obv. IMP ...
Estimate $200
Lot 4181
NERVA, (A.D. 96-98), silver denarius, Rome mint, issued A.D. 96, (3.32 g), obv. laureate head ...
Estimate $200