Roman Imperial
Lot 3524 SESSION 11 (9.30am Thursday) Roman Imperial
Estimate $180
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SOLD $130
DOMITIAN, (A.D. 81-96), silver denarius, Rome mint, issued A.D. 89, (3.370 grams), obv. laureate head of Domitian to right, around IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P VIII, rev. around IMP XIX COS XIIII CENS P P P, Minerva standing to right on vessel with owl at feet, in fighting pose holding javelin and shield, (cf.S.2735 [Å‣160 EF], BMC 152, RIC 138, RSC 253). Nearly extremely fine/good very fine and scarce.
The Reka Devnia hoard of 81,044 silver coins contained 632 coins of Domitian, but only 3 examples of this variety.
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Lot 3524 This lot
DOMITIAN, (A.D. 81-96), silver denarius, Rome mint, issued A.D. 89, (3.370 grams), obv. laureate head ...
Estimate $180
Lot 3525
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Estimate $180
Lot 3526
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Estimate $120