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<p>[QUOTE="David Atherton, post: 20132904, member: 82616"]This lovely Domitianic sestertius from 85 AD is quite a treat in hand. I simply love the bronzes the Rome mint was turning out that year. The sestertii bordered on the medallic with their idealised portraits and wide canvas reverses. This was an emperor who knew how to use numismatic propaganda to its fullest.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1539995[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Domitian</b></p><p>Æ Sestertius, 23.67g</p><p>Rome mint, 85 AD</p><p>Obv: IMP CAES DOMITIAN AVG GERM COS XI; Bust of Domitian, laureate, bearded, r., with aegis</p><p>Rev: S C in field; Domitian stg. l., sacrificing with patera over altar in front of shrine containing cult statue of Minerva</p><p>RIC 277 (C2). BMC 296. BNC 316.</p><p>Acquired from CGB.fr, January 2023.</p><p><br /></p><p>85 AD saw the mint at Rome introduce many new types on Domitian's aes coinage, many of which are monumental in nature. This sestertius from the first issue of the year shows Domitian sacrificing in front of a small shrine. Mattingly in BMCRE (p. xciii) had this to say concerning the type - 'Minerva is not represented here by her own types, as on the gold and silver, but by a type that recurs year after year of Domitian sacrificing before the goddess in a shrine. While recording his achievements, Domitian does not omit to acknowledge the goddess to whom they are due.' The nod here to Minerva is quite pious. The shrine in question is a mystery and may perhaps just be a generic design to frame the cult image. </p><p><br /></p><p>In hand.</p><p><br /></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]6t0M3C9TEi4[/MEDIA]</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for looking![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="David Atherton, post: 20132904, member: 82616"]This lovely Domitianic sestertius from 85 AD is quite a treat in hand. I simply love the bronzes the Rome mint was turning out that year. The sestertii bordered on the medallic with their idealised portraits and wide canvas reverses. This was an emperor who knew how to use numismatic propaganda to its fullest. [ATTACH=full]1539995[/ATTACH] [B]Domitian[/B] Æ Sestertius, 23.67g Rome mint, 85 AD Obv: IMP CAES DOMITIAN AVG GERM COS XI; Bust of Domitian, laureate, bearded, r., with aegis Rev: S C in field; Domitian stg. l., sacrificing with patera over altar in front of shrine containing cult statue of Minerva RIC 277 (C2). BMC 296. BNC 316. Acquired from CGB.fr, January 2023. 85 AD saw the mint at Rome introduce many new types on Domitian's aes coinage, many of which are monumental in nature. This sestertius from the first issue of the year shows Domitian sacrificing in front of a small shrine. Mattingly in BMCRE (p. xciii) had this to say concerning the type - 'Minerva is not represented here by her own types, as on the gold and silver, but by a type that recurs year after year of Domitian sacrificing before the goddess in a shrine. While recording his achievements, Domitian does not omit to acknowledge the goddess to whom they are due.' The nod here to Minerva is quite pious. The shrine in question is a mystery and may perhaps just be a generic design to frame the cult image. In hand. [MEDIA=youtube]6t0M3C9TEi4[/MEDIA] Thanks for looking![/QUOTE]
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