Lot 4836

Sale 104 · Important Australian & World Coins, Medals & Banknotes

Description

Domitian, (A.D. 81-96), silver denarius, Rome mint, issued A.D. 91-92, (3.54 g), 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, 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.

Estimate
$160
Result Status
Passed in

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