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Lot 3334    Session 11 (9.30am Thursday)    Roman Silver & Bronze

Estimate $250
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $150

DOMITIAN, (A.D. 81-96), silver denarius, Rome mint, issued A.D. 90, (3.346 grams), obv. laureate head of Domitian to right, around IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P VIIII, rev. around IMP XXI COS XV CENS P P P, Minerva standing to right on vessel with owl at feet, in fighting pose holding javelin and shield, (cf.S.2735 [£160 EF], BMC 166, RIC 148, RSC 262). Nearly extremely fine and scarce.

The Reka Devnia hoard of 81,044 silver coins contained 632 coins of Domitian, but only 6 coins of this variety.

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    Estimate $250

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