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<p>[QUOTE="David Atherton, post: 3028172, member: 82616"]I think this Domitian denarius qualifies.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]754287[/ATTACH]<b>Domitian</b> </p><p>AR Denarius, 2.99g</p><p>Rome mint, 96 AD</p><p>RIC 820 (R2). BMC - . RSC - .</p><p>Obv: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P XVI; Head of Domitian, laureate, bearded, r.</p><p>Rev: IMP XXII COS XVII CENS P P P; Minerva stg. l., with spear (M4)</p><p>Ex Savoca Numismatik, eBay, 10 April 2015.</p><p><br /></p><p>This very rare denarius, part of Domitian's last issue, was struck in the span of just a few days between 14 September 96, when he assumed TR P XVI, and 18 September 96, the date of his assassination. Most likely the mint immediately halted production once word reached them of the assassination, melting down all the new coinage that had not already been issued because of the Damnatio Memoriae decreed by the Senate against Domitian.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="David Atherton, post: 3028172, member: 82616"]I think this Domitian denarius qualifies. [ATTACH=full]754287[/ATTACH][B]Domitian[/B] AR Denarius, 2.99g Rome mint, 96 AD RIC 820 (R2). BMC - . RSC - . Obv: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P XVI; Head of Domitian, laureate, bearded, r. Rev: IMP XXII COS XVII CENS P P P; Minerva stg. l., with spear (M4) Ex Savoca Numismatik, eBay, 10 April 2015. This very rare denarius, part of Domitian's last issue, was struck in the span of just a few days between 14 September 96, when he assumed TR P XVI, and 18 September 96, the date of his assassination. Most likely the mint immediately halted production once word reached them of the assassination, melting down all the new coinage that had not already been issued because of the Damnatio Memoriae decreed by the Senate against Domitian.[/QUOTE]
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