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<p>[QUOTE="David Atherton, post: 2604108, member: 82616"]Normally, when I'm collecting Domitian's Minerva series I tick the relevant RIC number off my want list and move on to the next coin. To be honest, the only difference between some coins from the same issue is the dating arrangement recorded in the legends.</p><p><br /></p><p>That isn't the case with my new acquisition. It's not particularly rare, but special note has to be taken of the very fine styled portrait - one of the best I've ever come across of Domitian on a denarius.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]568850[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Domitian</b></p><p>AR Denarius, 3.30g</p><p>Rome mint, 87 AD</p><p>RIC 517 (C), BMC 111 , RSC 228</p><p>Obv: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P VII; Head of Domitian, laureate, bearded, r.</p><p>Rev: IMP XIIII COS XIII CENS P P P; Minerva adv. r., with spear and shield (M1)</p><p>Acquired from Historiche Münzen & Medaillen, December 2016.</p><p><br /></p><p>From the Second issue of 87, struck between 14 September and 31 December. Struck on a large flan in beautiful 'Flavian Baroque' style. I can detect the same talented engraver's handiwork on other specimens minted around the same time.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-109628" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-109628" rel="nofollow">http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-109628</a></p><p><a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-112793" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-112793" rel="nofollow">http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-112793</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="David Atherton, post: 2604108, member: 82616"]Normally, when I'm collecting Domitian's Minerva series I tick the relevant RIC number off my want list and move on to the next coin. To be honest, the only difference between some coins from the same issue is the dating arrangement recorded in the legends. That isn't the case with my new acquisition. It's not particularly rare, but special note has to be taken of the very fine styled portrait - one of the best I've ever come across of Domitian on a denarius. [ATTACH=full]568850[/ATTACH] [B]Domitian[/B] AR Denarius, 3.30g Rome mint, 87 AD RIC 517 (C), BMC 111 , RSC 228 Obv: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P VII; Head of Domitian, laureate, bearded, r. Rev: IMP XIIII COS XIII CENS P P P; Minerva adv. r., with spear and shield (M1) Acquired from Historiche Münzen & Medaillen, December 2016. From the Second issue of 87, struck between 14 September and 31 December. Struck on a large flan in beautiful 'Flavian Baroque' style. I can detect the same talented engraver's handiwork on other specimens minted around the same time. [url]http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-109628[/url] [url]http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-112793[/url][/QUOTE]
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