Domitian Rhinoceros Quadrans

DOMITIAN AE quadrans. RHINOCEROS advancing left, head down. Colosseum opening commemorative. Spectacular little Rhino

DOMITIAN AE orichalcum quadrans. Struck circa 83 AD. Rhinoceros walking left. Reverse - IMP DOMIT AVG GERM around SC. 16mm, 2.2g.

An excellent rhinoceros, one of the nicest examples I've seen. Quadrantes were very rarely struck on yellow orichalcum

 

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Wow, one of the best engravings I've seen on this series. This coin is going to make medoraman drool.

 

I saw this one in your gallery at Forum, and like JA said, one of the best Rhinos I've seen.

 

Nice to hear, i like this coin verry much

 

Fabulous little coin, best rhino I have seen.

 

I'll echo the rest... fantastic rhino quadrans!

 

Its a very nice one, and a scarcer rhino left. I think last count I only have 6 rhino left, but about 11 of the slightly more common rhino right.

I had never heard about it being struck for the colosseum opening. Do you have a source for this?

Btw, very, very rare animal for ancients. As far as I am aware, it is only on two ancient coins, this one, (found both right and left), and a dichalkon of Trajan from Egypt, (also found right an left). Both issues very scarce.

 

Wow, this one is a real sock knocker... what a rhino!

 

i could find nothing too chance it, was the shop information

 

Nice rhino, oh and cool coin too.

 

that is a super little rhino coin!

 

Very nice!

 

Wow, excellent detail on that one Ro.

 

Sweeet!!

Wow ro1974, that's a great rhino ... yup, I really need to score myself one of these Domitian rhinos (very cool lil' examples)

*sigh* ... I merely have one of the pre-mentioned-left-facing-run-of-the-mill Trajan rhinos ...

=> Lil' LIZ

 

No, you actually have what I believe is the scarcest of the 4 types of rhinos Steve. In my experience the left facing dichalkon is the scarcest of all of them. Interesting portrait too. Let me know if you ever wish to trade.

 

Thats a nice one to thanks for showing and the reactions
http://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/anc..._198_quadrans__rhinoceros/525811/Default.aspx
http://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/apo...tian_ae_quadrans__rhinosc/518822/Default.aspx
mabye are those nice for you

 

A little bit less ancient, there is a very nice Indian Rhinoceros-Slayer gold dinar issued under the rule of Kumaragupta from the beginning of the 5th century AD.
An example can be found on this page: http://coinindia.com/galleries-kumaragupta.html It is a bit pricier than the other examples though.

 

Great, thank you. From the rarity and artistry, I am imagining this is well into the 4 figures, if not 5. Would that be right?

 

Much beter picture

 

You are right. That is a better image, but the Rhino side is blurry to my old eyes.