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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;David Atherton, post: 2858603, member: 82616&quot;]Picking out rarities among Domitian&#039;s Minerva issues is not for the faint of heart. At first glance, all the dates and titles seem very overwhelming and with only four standard reverse types to go by, quite boring. Finding a rare date that others have overlooked is fairly pleasing for a Flavian specialist. My latest coin looks very <i>boring</i>, but it is anything but that! At least to me.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]680111[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Domitian</b></p><p>AR Denarius, 2.93g</p><p>Rome mint, 88-89 AD</p><p>RIC 652 (R2), BMC -, RSC -</p><p>Obv: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P VIII; Head of Domitian, laureate, bearded, r.</p><p>Rev: IMP XVI COS XIIII CENS P P P; Minerva adv r., with spear and shield (M1)</p><p>Acquired from Numismeo, August 2017.</p><p><br /></p><p>Domitian was acquiring imperial acclamations at a rapid pace in late 88 due to intense military activity in Germania and Dacia. The coins record the successive acclamations quite meticulously. Here is a very rare coin dated with his 16th imperial acclamation. Domitian was awarded his 17th imperial acclamation by 7 November, so this coin was struck at some point before then, perhaps for just a few days judging by the rarity of the title. We do not know what long lost victory the 16th salutation was awarded for, all that remains are the coins recording it.</p><p><br /></p><p>A reverse die match with the BM specimen, perhaps further evidence of its rarity.</p><p><br /></p><p>Post your &#039;boring&#039; coins![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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