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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;David Atherton, post: 3627387, member: 82616&quot;]My latest addition is not a rare coin ... however, it is from the common coins you get a good sense of the cares and concerns of the emperor and his administration. When one thinks of Domitian&#039;s coinage, Fortuna does not readily leap to mind - but she should!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]972848[/ATTACH]<b>Domitian</b></p><p>Æ As, 9.32g</p><p>Rome mint, 90-91 AD</p><p>RIC 707 (C). BMC 448.</p><p>Obv: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM COS XV CENS PER P P; Head of Domitian, laureate, bearded, r.</p><p>Rev: FORTVNAE AVGVSTI; S C in field; Fortuna stg. l., with rudder and cornucopiae</p><p>Acquired from eBay, July 2019.</p><p><br /></p><p>This common Fortuna type was repeatedly struck throughout Domitian&#039;s reign on his middle bronze. She also fleetingly showed up on the denarius in 82. Mattingly calls this Fortuna &#039;<i>the special Fortuna that watches over the imperial office</i>&#039;. Suetonius writes that near the end of Domitian&#039;s reign on 1 January 96 &#039;<i>The Fortuna of Praeneste, which throughout the whole time he was emperor had habitually given him a happy and virtually the same answer to him whenever he entrusted the new year to her care, finally gave a most gloomy answer - and not without the mention of blood.</i>&#039;</p><p><br /></p><p>Apparently, no matter how many coins were struck in her honour, in the end Fortuna&#039;s favour was quite fickle.</p><p><br /></p><p>Show off your Fortunas![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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