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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;David Atherton, post: 7553537, member: 82616&quot;]I purchased this coin primarily because it is a superb piece with a great portrait. But it also comes with a little mystery.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1303013[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Domitian as Caesar [Vespasian]</b></p><p>Æ Dupondius?, 14.34g</p><p>Rome mint, 73-74 AD</p><p>Obv: CAESAR AVG F DOMITIAN COS II; Head of Domitian, laureate, draped, bearded, r.</p><p>Rev: AEQVITAS AVGVST; S C in field; Aequitas stg. l., with scales and rod</p><p>RIC 657 (R). BMC spec. acquired 1958. BNC -.</p><p>Acquired from Marc Breitsprecher, May 2021.</p><p><br /></p><p>An uncertain early middle bronze struck for Domitian Caesar. His dupondii come with draped busts, however, the Aequitas reverse was normally reserved for the asses. This rare specimen with a weight of 14.34g favours the denomination to be a dupondius, although the coin&#039;s heavy patina makes determining the metal (orichalcum or copper?) impossible. The type is missing from the extensive Paris collection.</p><p><br /></p><p>Please show your coin conundrums.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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