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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;David Atherton, post: 3578914, member: 82616&quot;]Sometimes a coin calls to you and it is futile to resist. Although at the time I was not looking for a Domitian as Caesar sestertius, when I saw this large beauty in Olding&#039;s Pricelist 96 I knew I had to have it.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]954656[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Domitian as Caesar</b></p><p>Æ Sestertius, 24.01g</p><p>Rome mint, 80-81 AD (Titus)</p><p>RIC 294 (C). BMC 231.</p><p>Obv: CAES DIVI AVG VESP F DOMITIANVS COS VII; Head of Domitian, laureate, bearded, r.</p><p>Rev: S C in field; Minerva adv. r., with spear and shield</p><p>Acquired from Olding, MA Shops, May 2019 = Olding, List 96, March 2019, Sammlung Fritz Reusing, no. 177. From the collection of Fritz Reusing (1874-1956), inherited and continued by Reusing&#039;s nephew Paul Schürer (1890-1976).</p><p><br /></p><p>An exquisite sestertius struck for Domitian as Caesar under Titus featuring his patron deity Minerva. DIVI AVG VESP F tells us the coin was struck after Vespasian&#039;s deification. The date of Vespasian&#039;s consecratio is dated by the epigraphic evidence sometime between September 8, 79 - May 29, 80, therefore this sestertius could not have been struck much earlier than June 80. The Minerva reverse was one of the more common types struck during this second bronze issue for Domitian Caesar under Titus.</p><p><br /></p><p>Although fine portraits can occasionally be seen on the silver, it is on the larger canvas of the bronze where the full flower of Roman imperial portraiture can be seen. This sestertius has one of the finest portraits of Domitian I&#039;ve come across. A superb example of the imperial engraver&#039;s art.</p><p><br /></p><p>Formerly from the collection of the early 20th Century German portrait painter Felix Reusing, I would like to think he appreciated this coin&#039;s beauty and received some inspiration from it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Feel free to post any coins that &#039;called&#039; to you.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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