Happy Birthday to our favourite trichologist/expert archer/paranoid tyrant, the 11th Emperor of the Roman Empire - Titus Flavius Caesar Domitianus Augustus (b. 24 October 51 - d. 18 September 96). I haven't had the chance to photograph my one Domitian coin yet, but would be happy to see everyone else's! Z.
Geesh, I totally fogot that it was his birthday!! I'm at work, but I'll post my example when I get home ...
Mind as well be first to share a coin of him. Domitian (81-96 A.D.) O: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P XIII, Laureate head right. R: IMP XXII COS XVI CENS P P P, Minerva standing left holding a spear. 3.4g 19mm Rome Mint 93 - 94 A.D. RIC 764, RSC 282, BMCRE 220
Here's my Domitian, from the Huntington collection, with a very rare reverse type of a bust of Minerva rather than the full statue as usual. I couldn't quite capture the surfaces completely in this image, but it's close:
I thought it might be entertaining to follow Joe's post with this hideous fouree mule, lol. Obverse of Vespasian, reverse of Domitian. I wonder if the maker of this coin was fed to the beasts...
Nice ones VK and JW. I always wanted the reverse with the owl but too good of a deal surface with mine & I am content with it.
Nice Domitians, everyone, thanks! I especially like Steve's, Eduard's and AJ's. To quote the birthday boy : "Be assured that nothing is more pleasing than beauty, but nothing shorter-lived." He clearly wasn't talking about coins. Here's my modest Minerva sans owl denarius. Z.
Ephesus mint as Caesar A rare variety; the common one also has TRP dating making this probably one of the first coins made after Titus died and Domitian assumed the title.
Wow! Stellar Stuff Fellows. How the devil did I miss this party? Fall on my sword and Happy Birthday........
