Another Dull Domitian?

I have a really dull Commodus.

 

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Nice coin David. This particular coin is relatively difficult to find if one is looking for an example.
Here is another "dull" Domitian.

 

Certainly not a dull coin David.
This is my pulvinaria coin from Domitian.



Domitian, denarius.
RIC II 271 (Titus), RSC 399a.
19 mm, 3.44 g.
Rome Mint, 80 AD.
Obv. CAESAR DIVI F DOMITIANVS COS VII, laureate, bearded, head right.
Rev. PRINCEPS IVVENTVTIS, Corinthian helmet on draped chair.

A significant set of coins was issued in 80 AD in conjunction with the divine propriation of the gods for the plague and fire in Rome and the eruption of the Vesuvius. The coins refer to a special religious feast to please the gods. The religious rites required that the sacred couches of the gods (pulvinaria), be set out with emblems of the deity placed on the couch. There are several such representations on the coins of Titus and Domitian, like this denarius with a helmet on a draped couch (Minerva).