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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;David Atherton, post: 4567704, member: 82616&quot;]I recently acquired this fairly common semis of Domitian struck at Antioch.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1131026[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Domitian</b></p><p>Æ Semis, 6.48g</p><p>Antioch mint, 81-83</p><p>Obv: IMP DOMITIANVS CAES AVG; Head of Domitian, laureate, bearded, l.</p><p>Rev: S • C in laurel wreath</p><p>RPC 2024 (11 spec.).</p><p><br /></p><p>Domitian&#039;s Antiochene leaded bronze S C issue was likely struck before 83 since the legends lack the title Germanicus. K. Butcher speculates the S C coinage struck earlier under Vespasian was melted down and recycled for Domitian&#039;s brief issue as Augustus, perhaps explaining the former&#039;s relative scarcity.</p><p><br /></p><p>Although these portraits do not come draped, it appears there is a bit of drapery(?) below the wreath ties. It would be unprecedented if that is the case!</p><p><br /></p><p>Opinions?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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