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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;David Atherton, post: 7832028, member: 82616&quot;]My latest acquisition was purchased for both the price and the eye-appeal. Oh, and it&#039;s somewhat rare.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1345985[/ATTACH]<b>Domitian</b> </p><p>Æ Dupondius, 12.48g</p><p>Rome mint, 81 AD</p><p>Obv: IMP CAES DIVI VESP F DOMITIAN AVG P M; Head of Domitian, laureate, bearded, r.</p><p>Rev: TR P COS VII DES VIII P P; S C in field; Minerva stg. l., with thunderbolt and spear; shield at her l. side</p><p>RIC 82 (C). BMC -. BNC -.</p><p>Acquired from Incitatus Coins, August 2021.</p><p><br /></p><p>This middle bronze struck for Domitian&#039;s first issue in 81 is laureate, but appears to be made of brass. RIC notes: &#039;Examples clearly in brass, as opposed to copper, can be identified as dupondii, though the laureate head might lead one to identify them as asses.&#039; Perhaps a carry-over formula from Domitian&#039;s middle bronzes as Caesar under Vespasian and Titus when his dupondii were laureate. Missing from both the BM and Paris collections, indicating it may be rarer than the &#039;common&#039; RIC&nbsp; frequency rating implies. This Minerva type would later become standard on the denarii.</p><p><br /></p><p>Do you have a doubtful denomination? If so, I&#039;d like to see it![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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