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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;David Atherton, post: 2386950, member: 82616&quot;]I was thrilled to get this Domitian denarius from the rare 3rd issue of 88/89.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]489860[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Domitian</b></p><p>AR Denarius</p><p>Rome mint, 88-89 AD</p><p>RIC 666 (R2), BMC p. 331 note, RSC 247a</p><p>Obv: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P VIII; Head of Domitian, laureate, bearded, r.</p><p>Rev: IMP XVIII COS XIIII CENS P P P; Minerva stg. l., with spear (M4)</p><p><br /></p><p>A very rare denarius which records Domitian&#039;s 18th imperial acclamation, most likely struck in late 88. Imperial acclamations were coming fast and furious during the 88-89 time period, which is the primary means of differentiating the many various issues since Domitian did not take the consulship in 89. He was campaigning against the Dacians in 88 and presumably that is the likely explanation of the rapid succession of imperial acclamations during the time period. Those denarii with IMP XVIII are some of the rarest and were probably struck for just a few days. A military diploma dated 7 November, 88 records Domitian as IMP XVII, therefore, this tiny issue must have been struck soon after that date at the end of 88 and/or very early in 89. RIC speculates mid December 88.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, I was quite happy to free the coin from the NGC slab it came in.</p><p><br /></p><p>Feel free to post your Domitians or any coins you freed from slabs.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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