New in collection: DOMITIAN AE orichalcum sestertius. Struck circa 82 AD. IMP CAES DIVI VESP F DOMITIAN AVG P M, laureate head right. Reverse TR P COS VIII DES VIIII P P, S-C, Minerva standing left, holding spear, left hand on hip. C 566. Rare. 30mm, 24.5g.
Very nice piece ro. I always like Sestertii and it seems Domitian has many of the better looking ones.
Zoinks!!! => that's a gorgeous addition, ro1974 (wow, very sweet eye-appeal) ... ummm, I only have one Domitian example to toss-in ... Domitian AR Denarius 88 AD Domitian & Minerva
A couple of Asses: DOMITIAN AE As OBVERSE: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM COS XI CENS POT P P, laureate head right, aegis at tip of bust REVERSE: MONETA AVGVSTI, S-C, Moneta standing left, holding scales & cornucopiae Struck at Rome, 85AD 11.7g, 27mm RIC 384 DOMITIAN AE As OBVERSE: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM COS XVI CENS PER P P, laureate head right REVERSE: MONETA AVGVSTI, Moneta standing left, holding scales and cornucopia Struck at Rome, 92-94AD 10g, 26mm RIC 756
Domitian did not strike great quantities of bronze coinage early in his reign. Your coin is evidence of when he did so only the best engravers were engaged. Awesome coin!
Wowwww now that's a very nice Sestertius, Ro ! I can find only one example online.. yours ! it looks like RIC-II old edition nr 240 but I do not see a spear..
I agree---but now I'm wondering which is closer to the actual coloring and patina---since that is what we all try to capture.... I kind of hope the reality is somewhere in the middle because I love dark chocolate patinas, but just a bit lighter than the first and just a bit more of an aged contrast in the second.
