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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;David Atherton, post: 2826552, member: 82616&quot;]I suppose this coin is not anything too exciting. However, I did have it saved in my eBay favourites for 2 years(!) before noticing last week that I had not made the purchase. The coin arrived over the weekend.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]665156[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Domitian</b></p><p>AR Denarius, 3.35g</p><p>Rome mint, 89 AD</p><p>RIC 688 (C2), BMC 163, RSC 255</p><p>Obv: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P VIIII; Head of Domitian, laureate, bearded, r.</p><p>Rev: IMP XXI COS XIIII CENS P P P; Minerva stg. l., with spear (M4)</p><p>Acquired from Numisbur (eBay), August 2017.</p><p><br /></p><p>In 88 and 89, due to increased military campaigns in Germania and Dacia, imperial acclamations were being awarded to Domitian at a quick pace culminating in a double triumph the Senate voted Domitian over the chatti and Dacians at the end of 89. The rapid succession of titles was meticulously recorded on his denarii. This denarius dates between mid September and 31 December 89. Domitian&#039;s double triumph was held while this issue was struck.</p><p><br /></p><p>It completes my set of Minerva types for Domitian&#039;s last issue of 89. During the 2 years this was saved in my eBay favourites I came across only one other example with this dating combination. Perhaps it isn&#039;t as &#039;common&#039; as the other types in the series? Even something as seemingly uninteresting as this denarius has a story.</p><p><br /></p><p>Share your &#039;ordinary average&#039; coins you like, despite their averageness.</p><p><br /></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]mLNAkPsjAEk[/MEDIA][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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