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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;David Atherton, post: 2574095, member: 82616&quot;]Just in time for Turkey Day, this little beauty arrived in my PO box.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]557256[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Domitian</b></p><p>AR Quinarius, 1.54g</p><p>Rome mint, 87 AD</p><p>RIC 516 (C), BMC 109, RSC 220</p><p>Obv: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P VI; Head of Domitian, laureate, bearded, r.</p><p>Rev: IMP XIIII COS XIII CENS P P P; Victory std. l., with wreath and palm</p><p><br /></p><p>This quinarius is listed as &#039;common&#039; in RIC, although it is fairly scarce in trade. Compared to denarii, the output of quinarii was meagre during the Flavian era. Interestingly, the corresponding gold quinarius with these titles is unique.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Rome mint was certainly firing on all cylinders when this piece was struck in 87. The period between 83-88 saw the finest issues of Domitian&#039;s reign. I imagine striking silver coins with such small flans and still be able to produce a quality product would be quite difficult, but it appears the mint workers were up to the task. Any defects present on this coin are due to the ravages of time and not the fault of the Rome mint.</p><p><br /></p><p>Feel free to post any quinarii you may have![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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