So I tried to get some discipline with my collecting and then it all went out the window. I don't collect Flavian coins and had sold all of the ones in my collection. Then I saw this one and couldn't leave it sitting there staring at me. It is a common enough coin. It comes from an early issue and has a pleasing early style. There are golden hints and flow lines galore. There are a pair of scratches on the cheek that don't detract too much from an otherwise quite attractive coin. Domitian denarius Obv:- IMP CAES DOMITIANVS AVG P M, Laureate head right Rev:- TR POT COS VIII P P, Minerva advancing right, wielding javelin and holding shield at the ready Minted in Rome. A.D. 82 Reference:– RIC II New 98 (Rated C).
Beautiful coin, Martin. Great portrait & toning. 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
Is this a personification of Concordia, or some other deity? And is that some sort of headgear, or a structure in the background?
Ah. Of course. Funny how sometimes you can't see something for what it is when you're looking for it to be something else.
The grain and poppy in hand suggests Ceres. The Rome version has a patera and is IDed as Concordia. Furniture students should love that chair detail even if the uprights are weak. There are higher grade examples of this coin that show separation of the grain but mine has the two 'ears' together.
Great OP-addition, Martin (cheers & congrats) ummm, sadly I still only have this one Domitian example ...
nice new coin martin, cool color and sweet flow lines! good on you for not having any coin discipline! i've haven't develop any coin discipline yet...or much other discipline for that matter.
Nice! Heres mine, not early though Domitian A.D. 81-96 AR Denarius Domitian Denarius. 92 AD. IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P XI, laureate head right, IMP XXI COS XVI CENS P P P, Minerva standing left, holding spear. RSC 271 RIC 733 ex W. Phillips Jan - Sept 92
Very nice Martin, Here is mine. Domitian AR denarius, F, well centered, toned, 3.297g, 18.9mm, 180o, Rome mint, 14 Sep 88 - 13 Sep 89 A.D.; Obv: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P VIII, laureate head right; Rev: IMP XVII COS XIIII CENS P P P, Minerva standing left, helmeted and draped, thunderbolt in right, spear vertical behind in left, grounded shield on left side behind; RIC II, part 1, 659 (R); BMCRE II 149; BnF III 140; RSC II 245; cf. SRCV 2732 (IMP XIX) Ex: the Jyrki Muona Collection, Ex: Forvm Ancient coins
Very attractive, well-centered example with great style. Kind of makes you want to take up a Flavian sub-collection, doesn't it?
Wonderful posts.... Martin's OP coin and even the others posted, always have the same effect on any attempt of mine (like Martin) to narrow my focus-----utterly futile LOL
