Roman Silver & Bronze Coins - Imperial
Lot 2799 Session 11 (9.30am Thursday) Roman Silver & Bronze Coins - Imperial
Estimate $200
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SOLD $350
DOMITIAN, issued as Caesar under Vespasian, (A.D. 81-96), silver denarius, Rome mint, issued A.D. 79, (3.08 g), obv. laureate head of Domitian to right, around CAESAR AVG F DOMITIANVS COS VI, rev. around PRINCEPS IVVENTVTIS, Salus standing to right, leaning on column and holding a snake which she feeds from a patera, (S.2642, RIC V243, RSC 384, BMC V265). Peripheral golden patination, extremely fine and very scarce.
Ex Geoff St. Clair Collection.
The Reka-Devnia hoard of 81,044 silver coins contained 632 coins of Domitian but only 18 of this variety.
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Estimate $200
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