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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;David Atherton, post: 7979330, member: 82616&quot;]... sort of. As an exclusive Flavian collector this is perhaps as close as I can get to having a JC coin.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1384816[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Domitian</b></p><p>Æ24, 7.25g</p><p>Philippi mint, 87 AD</p><p>Obv: IMP CAES DOM AVG GERM COS XIII; Head of Domitian, laureate, l.</p><p>Rev: COL AVG IVL PHILIPP; Three bases; on middle one, statue of Augustus in military dress crowned by statue of Divus Julius wearing toga, with DIVVS / AVG on base</p><p><br /></p><p>The Roman colony of Philippi during the Flavian era produced a smattering of rare bronzes, all of which depict the same statue group of Augustus crowned by Julius Caesar. Presumably, the great battle of Philippi in 42 BC still loomed large in the Colony&#039;s collective psyche 129 years later. The reverse may also be a nod to Augustus in honour of his refounding of the colony in 31 BC. By the time this coin was struck under Domitian Philippi was a moderately sized Greek city (perhaps with a pop. of 10,000) combining a strong Roman cultural influence.</p><p><br /></p><p>Please post your coins of JC, Augustus, or even Domitian![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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