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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Alegandron, post: 2678144, member: 51347&quot;]My Domitians are pretty common, I believe:</p><p><br /></p><p>Looks like COS XV</p><p>[ATTACH=full]597975[/ATTACH]</p><p>RI Domitian AR Denarius 81-96 CE Minerva thunderbolt spear shield protruded chin COS XV CENS PPP RIC 726</p><p><br /></p><p>and</p><p><br /></p><p>Looks like COS XVI</p><p>[ATTACH=full]597970[/ATTACH]</p><p>RI Domitian AR Denarius 81-96 CE Minerva spear shield COS XVI CENS PPP RIC 719</p><p><br /></p><p>I do not get into Empire issues too much, but the IIII numeral has me intrigued (Like [USER=44183]@stevex6[/USER] &#039;s XIIII.)&nbsp; I know it is supposed to be the number FOUR should be IV, however, perhaps coinage, going to the &quot;masses&quot; were stamped with a IIII. </p><p><br /></p><p>Did this made it easier for people to understand it as FOUR much easier than IV (subtracting One from FIVE)?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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