Roman Silver & Bronze
Lot 4772 Session 16 (9.30am Saturday) Roman Silver & Bronze
Estimate $350
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SOLD $300
DOMITIAN, (A.D. 81-96), silver denarius, Rome mint, issued A.D. 87, (3.285 grams), obv. laureate head of Domitian to right, around IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P VII with clear dots between breaks in legend, rev. around IMP XIIII COS XIIII CENS P P P, Minerva standing to right on vessel, in fighting pose holding javelin and shield, also with clear dots between breaks in the legend, (cf.S.2729 [£160 EF], BMC 115, RIC 107, RSC 235). Extremely fine and extremely rare with dots between breaks in the legend.
The Reka Devnia hoard of 88,044 silver coins contained 632 coins of Domitian, but only 5 coins of this variety.
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Estimate $350
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