Roman Silver and Bronze
Lot 3260 SESSION 11 (9.30am Thursday) Roman Silver and Bronze
Estimate $200
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SOLD $120
DOMITIAN, (A.D. 81-96), silver denarius, Rome mint, issued A.D. 95, (3.56 grams), obv. laureate head of Domitian to right, around IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P XIIII, rev. around IMP XXII COS XVII 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], RIC 187, RSC 289). Attractive, nearly extremely fine and very scarce in this condition.
The Reka Devnia hoard contained 81,044 silver denarii and 632 denarii of this ruler and only one example of this variety.
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