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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;David Atherton, post: 2844827, member: 82616&quot;]I took a chance with this coin. A fellow collector alerted me to a rare Domitian denarius that was part of a coin list a dealer had mailed to him. No pictures, just a description. I understand in the pre-internet age this was quite common. You had to trust the dealer&#039;s attribution and grade (or understand their faults and &#039;language&#039;). Personally, it is a new experience purchasing a coin sight unseen. After a few emails back and forth with the dealer (settling price and shipping) the coin was mine. After it arrived a week later I was very glad I gambled and got this &#039;shot in the dark&#039; coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here it is.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]673982[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Domitian</b></p><p>AR Denarius, 2.60g</p><p>Rome mint, 88 AD</p><p>RIC 597 (R2), BMC 133 var., RSC - (cf. 77a)</p><p>Obv: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P VIII; Head of Domitian, laureate, bearded, l.</p><p>Rev: COS XIIII LVD SAEC FEC; Herald adv. l., with wand and shield</p><p>Acquired from Michael Trenerry, August 2017.</p><p><br /></p><p>An extremely rare example of the Saecular Games herald denarius with portrait head left. Probably the fifth recorded specimen. An obverse die match with the RIC plate coin. I have seen only two other examples in trade in the past dozen years or so.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks Martin for alerting me to an important Domitian &#039;grail&#039;![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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