Ancient Roman Silver & Bronze Coins
Lot 3537 Session 11 (9.30am Thursday) Ancient Roman Silver & Bronze Coins
Estimate $200
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SOLD $200
DOMITIAN, (A.D. 81-96), silver denarius, Rome mint, issued A.D. 89, (3.65 g), 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, BMC 152, RIC 138, RSC 253). Extremely fine and very scarce.
Ex Noble Numismatics Sale 84 (lot 1806). 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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DOMITIAN, (A.D. 81-96), silver denarius, Rome mint, issued A.D. 89, (3.65 g), obv. laureate head ...
Estimate $200
Lot 3538
DOMITIAN, (A.D. 81-96), silver denarius, Rome mint, issued A.D. 89, (3.55 gm), obv. laureate head ...
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Lot 3539
DOMITIAN, (A.D. 81-96), silver denarius, Rome mint, issued A.D. 90-91, (3.59 g), obv. laureate head ...
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