Imperial
Lot 1837 SESSION 12 (11.30AM THURSDAY 24TH NOV) Imperial
Estimate $250
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SOLD $150
DOMITIAN, (A.D. 81-96), AE as, Rome Mint, issued A.D. 88, (12.32 g), obv. laureate head of Domitian to right, around IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P VIII CENS PER PP, rev. Domitian sacrificing before temple with victimarius, musicians and attendant, around [COS] XIIII LVD SAEC FEC, S C in exergue, (S.2802, RIC 383, C.91). Attractive brown patina, very fine and rare, a most interesting reverse.
This type is a commemorative to celebrate in Rome the Secular Games held by Domitian in October A.D.88.
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