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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;David Atherton, post: 2920980, member: 82616&quot;]The very first coins that rolled out of the mint upon Domitian&#039;s accession include the TRP title which he would have assumed immediately. However, they do not show him as Pontifex Maximus or even just &#039;PONT&#039;.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]707214[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Domitian</b></p><p>AR Denarius, 3.36g</p><p>Rome mint, 81 AD</p><p>RIC 1 (C). BMC p. 298 note. RSC 553.</p><p>Obv: IMP CAESAR DOMITIANVS AVG; Head of Domitian, laureate, bearded, r.</p><p>Rev: TR P COS VII; Curule chair; above, wreath</p><p>Acquired from Forvm Ancient Coins, January 2010.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]707237[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>Domitian</b></p><p>AR Denarius, 3.08g</p><p>Rome mint, 81 AD</p><p>RIC 2 (R). BMC 3. RSC 551.</p><p>Obv: IMP CAESAR DOMITIANVS AVG; Head of Domitian, laureate, bearded, r.</p><p>Rev: TR P COS VII; Dolphin coiled around anchor</p><p>Ex Den of Antiquity, eBay, March 2014.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]707238[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>Domitian</b></p><p>AR Denarius, 3.13g</p><p>Rome mint, 81 AD</p><p>RIC 3 (R). BMC 2. RSC 554a.</p><p>Obv: IMP CAESAR DOMITIANVS AVG; Head of Domitian, laureate, bearded, r.</p><p>Rev: TR P COS VII; Seat, draped; above, triangular frame decorated with corn ears</p><p>Acquired from Museum Surplus, July 2013.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]707239[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>Domitian</b></p><p>AR Denarius, 3.18g</p><p>Rome mint, 81 AD</p><p>RIC 4 (C). BMC 1. RSC 554.</p><p>Obv: IMP CAESAR DOMITIANVS AVG; Head of Domitian, laureate, bearded, r.</p><p>Rev: TR P COS VII; Seat, draped; above, thunderbolt</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]707240[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>Domitian</b></p><p>AR Denarius, 3.30g</p><p>Rome mint, 81 AD</p><p>RIC 5 (C). BMC 4. RSC 552.</p><p>Obv: IMP CAESAR DOMITIANVS AVG; Head of Domitian, laureate, bearded, r.</p><p>Rev: TR P COS VII; Tripod with fillets; above, ravens, l. and r., and dolphin over wreath</p><p>Ex Lanz, eBay, 17 November 2013.</p><p><br /></p><p>So, it is very odd that an issue would appear afterward without TRP in his titles. I&#039;m at a lost to explain it. And as my OP coin shows, the reverse dies lacking TRP continued to be used until the end of 81 alongside others that display it!</p><p><br /></p><p>Maybe Domitian was onto something when he reformed the coinage and the mint the following year?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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