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<p>[QUOTE="Orfew, post: 6630446, member: 74968"]I am always on the lookout for Domitian denarii with PONT in the obverse legend. Every Domitian denarius that includes PONT is either very rare or ridiculously rare. It has been over 1.5 years since I have added a PONT. I saw one sell last month or the month before through Numismatik Naumann.True it was a very rare group 2 PONT denarius, but group 3 PONT denarii are also very rare. The Naumann coin sold for 1500 Euro plus fees. </p><p><br /></p><p>This one popped up on MA-Shops yesterday and I grabbed it as fast as I could. Thanks to Jay for alerting me to the posting of a number of Domitian denarii. I was not interested in most of them but then again this is not most coins. I know of 5 other examples of this coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>This coin gives me an excuse to finish a paper I am writing on the first year denarii of Domitian. I have been wanting to add another of these interesting coins. I have also been lucky enough to add several more interesting first year denarii ion the last year or so.</p><p><br /></p><p>Please post a coin that you have purchased that took you more than a year to find.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Domitian AR Denarius 81 CE (Group 3)</p><p>(3.22g)</p><p>Obv: Head laureate right; IMP CAES DOMITIANVS AVG PONT</p><p>Rev: Draped seat, Semi-circular frame with crescents; COS VII DES VIII PP</p><p>RIC 31; BMC 7; RSC 59</p><p>Purchased from Munzencontor Kornblum on MA-Shops</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1267676[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Orfew, post: 6630446, member: 74968"]I am always on the lookout for Domitian denarii with PONT in the obverse legend. Every Domitian denarius that includes PONT is either very rare or ridiculously rare. It has been over 1.5 years since I have added a PONT. I saw one sell last month or the month before through Numismatik Naumann.True it was a very rare group 2 PONT denarius, but group 3 PONT denarii are also very rare. The Naumann coin sold for 1500 Euro plus fees. This one popped up on MA-Shops yesterday and I grabbed it as fast as I could. Thanks to Jay for alerting me to the posting of a number of Domitian denarii. I was not interested in most of them but then again this is not most coins. I know of 5 other examples of this coin. This coin gives me an excuse to finish a paper I am writing on the first year denarii of Domitian. I have been wanting to add another of these interesting coins. I have also been lucky enough to add several more interesting first year denarii ion the last year or so. Please post a coin that you have purchased that took you more than a year to find. Domitian AR Denarius 81 CE (Group 3) (3.22g) Obv: Head laureate right; IMP CAES DOMITIANVS AVG PONT Rev: Draped seat, Semi-circular frame with crescents; COS VII DES VIII PP RIC 31; BMC 7; RSC 59 Purchased from Munzencontor Kornblum on MA-Shops [ATTACH=full]1267676[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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