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<p>[QUOTE="David Atherton, post: 2710027, member: 82616"]Last week I came across what appeared to be an extremely rare Domitian denarius on eBay. The picture wasn't exactly clear enough for me to make a definitive determination about the dating combination. So, I took a chance and won it at the opening bid of $75. No one else deemed it worthy enough for that price.</p><p><br /></p><p>What it needed to be for my gamble to pay off was TR P VI on the obverse matched with IMP XII on the reverse. Once in hand, I could see that the coin was indeed a second known specimen!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]611778[/ATTACH]<b>Domitian</b></p><p>AR Denarius, 2.92g</p><p>Rome mint, 86 AD</p><p>RIC 444 (R3), BMC - , RSC -</p><p>Obv: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P VI; Head of Domitian, laureate, bearded, r.</p><p>Rev: IMP XII COS XII CENS P P P; Minerva adv. r., with spear and shield (M1)</p><p>Acquired from Ancient Treasures (eBay), April 2017.</p><p><br /></p><p>A second known Minerva fighting right from the third issue of 86. This rare dating combination could not have been struck for very long after Domitian became TR P VI in mid September, due to the the issue's extreme rarity. In fact, the final 'I' in the obverse legend appears to have been engraved over the tip of the bust, indicating it is a reworked TR P V die. Not long after this coin was struck (perhaps just a few days) word reached the mint of Domitian's thirteenth imperial acclamation, ending this issue's brief run.</p><p><br /></p><p>The denarii from this time period were engraved in a very fine style - this coin is an excellent example of such.</p><p><br /></p><p>To be honest, if it turned out the date on the coin wasn't all that rare I'd still be happy.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="David Atherton, post: 2710027, member: 82616"]Last week I came across what appeared to be an extremely rare Domitian denarius on eBay. The picture wasn't exactly clear enough for me to make a definitive determination about the dating combination. So, I took a chance and won it at the opening bid of $75. No one else deemed it worthy enough for that price. What it needed to be for my gamble to pay off was TR P VI on the obverse matched with IMP XII on the reverse. Once in hand, I could see that the coin was indeed a second known specimen! [ATTACH=full]611778[/ATTACH][B]Domitian[/B] AR Denarius, 2.92g Rome mint, 86 AD RIC 444 (R3), BMC - , RSC - Obv: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P VI; Head of Domitian, laureate, bearded, r. Rev: IMP XII COS XII CENS P P P; Minerva adv. r., with spear and shield (M1) Acquired from Ancient Treasures (eBay), April 2017. A second known Minerva fighting right from the third issue of 86. This rare dating combination could not have been struck for very long after Domitian became TR P VI in mid September, due to the the issue's extreme rarity. In fact, the final 'I' in the obverse legend appears to have been engraved over the tip of the bust, indicating it is a reworked TR P V die. Not long after this coin was struck (perhaps just a few days) word reached the mint of Domitian's thirteenth imperial acclamation, ending this issue's brief run. The denarii from this time period were engraved in a very fine style - this coin is an excellent example of such. To be honest, if it turned out the date on the coin wasn't all that rare I'd still be happy.[/QUOTE]
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