Agora Auctions win

Just won this lot. A nice unusual Domitian denarius minted very early in his reign as augustus.

I know there is recent Domitian thread, but please go ahead and post your examples here as well.


Domitian. AR denarius (18.1 mm, 3.36 g, 7 h). Rome mint, struck A.D. 81. IMP CAESAR DOMITIANVS AVG, laureate head right / TR P COS VII, draped throne, back decorated with grain ears. RIC 3 (R); BMCRE 2; RSC 554a.

 

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Oh, drat. There were a couple of lots I intended to bid on. Dang work!!

Your new Domitian is fabulous!

 

Great coin, orfew. Really beautiful toning. I bid on a few lots myself but didn't win a single one.

 

Very nice!


Domitian (81 - 96 A.D.)
AR Denarius
O IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P VI, laureate head right.
R: IMP XIIII COS XIII CENS P P P, Minerva standing right on capital of rostral column, holding spear and shield, owl at foot right.
Rome Mint, 87 A.D.
3.3g
19mm
(RIC [1962] 92), RSC 218, BMC 103

 

Nice shnozz. Wait....that was my nickname in high school!

 

Cool toning!

 

Nice win Orfew, knocks spots off mine

Domitian
Silver Denarius
19mm 2.93g
Rome
IMP CAES DOMITIAN AVG PONT
laureate head right
TR P COS VII DES VIII P P
winged thunderbolt on draped table
Struck 81 AD
RIC 70; RSC 575

 

nice lookin' denarius orfew, with an eye catching reverse!

 

I really like that early portrait when Domitian still looked like his father and brother. Later his portrait started moving in a formal direction. Your coin honors Jupiter; mine Neptune.

 

Nice coin! I do not have any from him yet!
John

 

A beauty Orfew. Congrats

 

Great coin Orfew! That throne type with the triangular frame is much rarer than the other pulvinaria types struck for Domitian. Yours is much nicer than my example. Congrats!

 

If someone had started a thread about the upcoming auction then you may not have missed it TIF....
Its a double edged sword.

 

Specious argument. It's not a double-edged sword at all, or were you making a joke.? I had an alarm on my phone set to remind me about it... but I left the phone at home.

 

LOL @TIF I keep thinking of our prior discussions in past threads on pronouncing Latin! Your "specious" would be pronounced "spaykeeo'oos" in Republican Rome. Just randomly razzing you!

 

Beautiful capture @Orfew ! Very nice Domitian. I made anice capture also... Twas a good auction.

 

What do you think TIF ?

 

Hard to tell without emoticons, but I guess from the "banging head on brick wall" you were indeed kidding. Please accept my belated chuckle .

 

Group hug!

 

chuckle accepted....
ps. please stop using long words I have to google.