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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;David Atherton, post: 2438430, member: 82616&quot;]My latest coin is this Domitian drachm from Lycia.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]507697[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Domitian</b></p><p>AR Drachm</p><p>Rome mint for Lycia, 95 AD</p><p>RPC 1502 (5 spec.)</p><p>Obv: AYT KAIC ΔOMITIANOC CЄBACTOC ΓЄPM; Head of Domitian, laureate, bearded, r.</p><p>Rev: ЄTOYC IΔ YPATOY IZ; Lyre, to r., branch</p><p><br /></p><p>Domitian struck Lycian drachms in 95, the first Lycian silver issued since the time of Claudius. They are in fine Rome mint style with a six o&#039;clock die axis and therefore are likely products of that mint. Surprisingly, K. Butcher and M. Ponting&#039;s analysis of the series show these drachms were struck with Greek silver at 80% fineness - a different metal and fineness than contemporary Roman denarii. Lycian drachms were of similar size to the denarius and they circulated quite widely throughout the empire.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you see one of these for sale - snatch it up, they are fairly scarce!</p><p><br /></p><p>Feel free to post your Lycian coins or musical instruments.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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