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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;robinjojo, post: 4915675, member: 110226&quot;]Yes, I agree.&nbsp; There is a definite parallel between the portrait of Domitian on your coin and the bust often used of Augustus.&nbsp; This is a very interesting coin then from both a political perspective as well as one of gravitas.&nbsp;&nbsp; There certainly seems to be an air of dignity about Domitian, which belies his harsh, authoritarian rule.</p><p><br /></p><p>Which raises a question:&nbsp; can a tyrant, at least with his coinage, have the Roman virtue of gravitas?&nbsp; I guess the answer can be found in the skill of the die engraver.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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