Although you would hardly believe it if you follow the posts about Domitian on this forum, there are also very common coins for him. This coin is one of them. The coin is part of the first issue of 88 AD. In this issue the four standard minerva types with regular legends are all very common. Domitian 81-96 AR denarius Struck 88 AD IMP CAES DOMIT AVG•GERM•PM•TR P VII Head of Domitian, laureate IMP XIIII COS XIIII CENS P P P Minerva standing left, with thunderbolt and spear, shield at her side (M3) 3,09g/21mm Ric 580 (C3) Ex Ebay It seems that the mint increased the output considerably around this period. Strangely enough, this cannot be seen in the style of these coins, because they are on the same level as in the years before. Please show your very common coins.
That’s a lovely coin Parthicus. Sometimes I really enjoy seeing a very nice example of a common coin, as if the commonness serves as a foil against which a particularly attractive exemplar is set. Here's one such example:
Good idea for a thread! Like most every collector, I have no shortage of common coins. Here are the first 2 that came to mind. Both are near ubiquitous.
I always check the rarities of my coins but I know this is relative. I am not bothered if they are considered common, as long as I like them. Here is a random coin marked as C in RIC but I like it a lot: Nerva AD 96-98. Rome Denarius AR 19 mm., 2,78 g. RIC II Nerva 24 (denarius), RSC 48 Date: AD 97 Obverse Legend: IMP NERVA CAES AVG P M TR POT Type: Head of Nerva, laureate, right Reverse Legend: COS III PATER PATRIAE Type: Simpulum, sprinkler, ewer and lituus (simpulum, aspegillum, jug, lituus) My only Nerva denarius and also my only coin with pontifical symbols. This is my only Domitian denarius (fortunately the coin doesn't look that rugged in hand) This is from 87, also rated C but I was told by Flavian specialists that coins from 87 are not that common.
Here's a few common coins imo... Kashmir..Didda Rani Licinius I...Campgate. Sassanian....Khusro II Cholan...Sri Raja Raja Gadhaiya Paisa....
P.M., This is an interesting thread . "Common" doesn't necessarily mean inexpensive . One of the most common coins in all of antiquity is the Athenian Owl, & yet choice examples in fine style can be very expensive . The example below is from my collection . Athens, circa 454-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm: 17.22 gm, 25 mm, 3 h.
Constantine I ("the Great") A.D. 307-337 Antioch mint, A.D. 330-335 RIC 86 Obv: CONSTANTI-NVS MAX AVG Rev: GLOR-IA EXERC-ITVS - Two soldiers with spears and shields; two standards between them SMANA in exergue 17 mm, 3.1 g.