Roman Silver & Bronze
Lot 3449 Session 11 (9.30am Friday) Roman Silver & Bronze
Estimate $300
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SOLD $200
DOMITIAN, (A.D. 81-96), silver denarius, Rome mint, issued A.D. 91-92, (3.524 grams), 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 [£55 VF], 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 3447
DOMITIAN, (A.D. 81-96), silver denarius, Rome mint, issued A.D. 90-91, (3.550 grams), obv. laureate head ...
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DOMITIAN, (A.D. 81-96), silver denarius, Rome mint, issued A.D. 90-1, (3.532 grams), obv. laureate head ...
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DOMITIAN, (A.D. 81-96), silver denarius, Rome mint, issued A.D. 91-92, (3.524 grams), obv. laureate head ...
Estimate $300
Lot 3450
DOMITIAN, (A.D. 81-96), silver denarius, Rome mint, issued A.D. 93-4, (3.540 grams), obv. laureate head ...
Estimate $140
Lot 3451
DOMITIAN, (A.D. 81-96), silver denarius, Rome mint, issued A.D. 95, (3.212 grams), obv. laureate head ...
Estimate $100