Recently I was able to acquire a fairly rare Domitian denarius struck in the first few months of his reign. Before landing in my PO box, it apparently toured the Eastern Seaboard for a couple of weeks. I'm glad it finally made it 'home'. Domitian AR Denarius, 3.15g Rome Mint, 81 AD RIC 72 (R2), BMC - , RSC 575a Obv: IMP CAES DIVI VESP F DOMITIAN AVG P M; Head of Domitian, laureate, bearded, r. Rev: TR P COS VII DES VIII P P; Seat, draped; above, winged thunderbolt The reverse is a carry-over pulvinaria type from Titus' coinage with an added touch of filial piety on the obverse. The 'DIVI VESP F' in the obverse legend is a scarce variant not often seen on Domitian's denarii. This is only the second denarius with the legend variant I've been able to obtain.
nice coin, but i thought there was going to be a big "what do you think" story from the thread title.
I got the more boring version It is DIVI-less 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
I've said this before. You and @Okidoki always surprise me with new variants of your collection objectives. Just when I think either of you must have all there is to find, you show up with another. Great find and nice coin David.
So Domitian has completed his 2017 US tour? Glad he made it to you, it would be a shame if that one got lost!
It's odd that the hold up was not with 'ISC NY', but after the package entered the domestic mail stream. At any rate, Domitian is safe and sound in his new paper envelope home.
