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<p>[QUOTE="Roman Collector, post: 8312486, member: 75937"]That's a nice coin, [USER=82616]@David Atherton[/USER]! The Minerva is very well drawn and well-struck. Nice patina, too.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here's a boring old Domitian with a Minerva reverse. But EVERY coin is of interest if you look closely enough. Even this run of the mill denarius has some interesting features. Look at the obverse legend about 4:00. Notice it reads P M TR XI. This is an engraver's error; it should read TR P XI. I also like the emperor's smirk. I like to think Domitian is contemplating what he'll do to the poor fellow who left the <i>potestas</i> out of <i>Tribunicia Potestas</i>, implying the emperor is "impotestas." <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> Lastly, you can see the snake heads all around the periphery of Minerva's aegis, which is pretty cool!</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/domitian-minerva-denarius-jpg.902020/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Domitian, AD 81-96.</p><p>Roman AR denarius, 3.44 g, 17.2 mm, 7 h.</p><p>Rome, AD 91.</p><p>Obv: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR XI, laureate head, right.</p><p>Rev: IMP XXI COS XV CENS P P P, Minerva advancing right, brandishing a javelin and holding a shield.</p><p>Refs: RIC 156; RIC² 724; BMCRE p. 336, note; Cohen 269; RCV --.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Roman Collector, post: 8312486, member: 75937"]That's a nice coin, [USER=82616]@David Atherton[/USER]! The Minerva is very well drawn and well-struck. Nice patina, too. Here's a boring old Domitian with a Minerva reverse. But EVERY coin is of interest if you look closely enough. Even this run of the mill denarius has some interesting features. Look at the obverse legend about 4:00. Notice it reads P M TR XI. This is an engraver's error; it should read TR P XI. I also like the emperor's smirk. I like to think Domitian is contemplating what he'll do to the poor fellow who left the [I]potestas[/I] out of [I]Tribunicia Potestas[/I], implying the emperor is "impotestas." ;) Lastly, you can see the snake heads all around the periphery of Minerva's aegis, which is pretty cool! [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/domitian-minerva-denarius-jpg.902020/[/IMG] Domitian, AD 81-96. Roman AR denarius, 3.44 g, 17.2 mm, 7 h. Rome, AD 91. Obv: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR XI, laureate head, right. Rev: IMP XXI COS XV CENS P P P, Minerva advancing right, brandishing a javelin and holding a shield. Refs: RIC 156; RIC² 724; BMCRE p. 336, note; Cohen 269; RCV --.[/QUOTE]
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