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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;David Atherton, post: 2518086, member: 82616&quot;]Domitian struck four Minerva types from 83 onwards.</p><p><br /></p><p>M1 Minerva advancing right, brandishing spear</p><p>M2 Minerva advancing right, brandishing spear, on capital of rostral column, accompanied by owl</p><p>M3 Minerva standing, facing left, with thunderbolt and spear and shield behind her feet</p><p>M4 Minerva standing left with spear</p><p><br /></p><p>The different issues are dated according to TRP (renewed 14 September), IMP (awarded due to military victories), and COS (1 January when held) numbers.</p><p><br /></p><p>Your first coin is:Rome mint, 93-94 AD</p><p>RIC 761 (C3), BMC 214, RSC 283b</p><p>Obv: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P XIII; Head of Domitian, laureate, bearded, r.</p><p>Rev: IMP XXII COS XVI CENS P P P; Minerva adv r., with spear and shield (M1)</p><p><br /></p><p>Second coin: Rome mint, 90-91 AD</p><p>RIC 721 (C2), BMC 181, RSC 264</p><p>Obv: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P X; Head of Domitian, laureate, bearded, r.</p><p>Rev: IMP XXI COS XV CENS P P P; Minerva stg. l., with thunderbolt and spear; shield at her l. side (M3)</p><p><br /></p><p>That first denarius was struck in the issue just prior to the OP coin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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