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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;David Atherton, post: 8302472, member: 82616&quot;]For the price of a nice meal out on the town, I was able to acquire a decent Domitian Caesar bronze with an intriguing mystery.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1469043[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Domitian as Caesar [Titus]</b></p><p>Æ Dupondius/As, 12.26g</p><p>Rome mint, 80-81 AD</p><p>Obv: CAES DIVI VESP F DOMITIAN COS VII; Head of Domitian, laureate, bearded, r.</p><p>Rev: S C in field; Spes stg. l., with flower</p><p>RIC 351 (R). BMC -. BNC 258.</p><p>Acquired from eBay, April 2022.</p><p><br /></p><p>The dupondii struck for Domitian Caesar under Vespasian and Titus have portraits that lack the radiate crown normally associated with that denomination. At times it can be a bit confusing determining if a coin is a dupondius or an As. This coin&#039;s heavier weight and yellowish hue suggests it is a dupondius. Struck under Titus in 80 or 81 after Vespasian&#039;s deification, the reverse features the standard Flavian Spes type common to the bronze coinage. Scarce enough to be missing from the BM.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thank you for looking![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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