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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;David Atherton, post: 8217474, member: 82616&quot;]I was delighted to recently acquire this fantastic Domitian bronze depicting the famous Mount Argaeus reverse. It being 24mm, this is one of the larger versions of the type struck under the Flavians. Certainly one of my favourite provincial reverse types!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1442618[/ATTACH]<b>Domitian</b></p><p>Æ25, 13.91g</p><p>Caesarea (Cappadocia) mint, 95-96 AD</p><p>Obv: ΑΥΤΟ ΚΑΙ ΔΟΜΙΤΙΑΝΟϹ ϹƐΒΑϹΤΟϹ ΓƐΡΜΑ; Head of Domitian, laureate, r.</p><p>Rev: ƐΠΙ ΤΙΤ ΠΟΜ ΒΑϹϹΟΥ ΠΡƐϹΒƐΥ ƐΤ ΙƐ; Mount Argaeus</p><p>RPC 1687 (11 spec.).</p><p>Acquired from eBay, February 2022.</p><p><br /></p><p>This bronze featuring the ethnic reverse type of Mt. Argaeus surmounted by a figure was struck under the legatus Titus Pomponius Bassus during Domitian&#039;s last Cappadocian regnal year 95-96. The engravers presumably based the design on a standardised model, possibly a cult image. The figure&#039;s identity atop the mountain is uncertain - perhaps it&#039;s either Helios or the personification of the mountain itself.</p><p><br /></p><p>Either way, it&#039;s hard to match up the coin design with reality!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1442620[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Feel free to post your Mount Argaeus coins or any with a geological feature.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thank you for looking![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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