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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;David Atherton, post: 3969895, member: 82616&quot;]I received this coin in the post today, likely to be the last of 2019 (2 others are still in postal purgatory). It comes with a bit of a mystery, although I must admit I originally purchased the piece because of the lovely portrait and did not realise the little enigma until it was in hand.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1044550[/ATTACH]<b>Domitian as Caesar</b></p><p>Æ Dupondius/As, 9.38g</p><p>Rome mint, 80-81 AD (Titus)</p><p>Obv: CAES DIVI VESP F DOMITIAN COS VII; Head of Domitian, laureate, bearded, r.</p><p>Rev: CERES AVGVST; S C in field; Ceres stg. l., with corn ears and torch</p><p>RIC 333 (R). BMC -. BNC -.</p><p>Acquired from Aegean Numismatics, December 2019.</p><p><br /></p><p>The dupondii struck for Domitian Caesar under Vespasian and Titus have portraits that lack the radiate crown normally associated with that denomination. At times it can be a bit confusing determining if a coin is a dupondius or an As. The new RIC authors firmly assume all the small bronze Ceres types struck for Domitian Caesar under Vespasian and Titus are dupondii and are catalogued as such. This bronze Ceres struck under Titus defies that neat categorisation. The low weight and coppery metal suggests this is actually an As not a dupondius! Confusingly, it is struck on a dupondius sized flan. Regardless, one would assume the average Roman on the street would have treated this coin as an As.</p><p><br /></p><p>Ending 2019 on a sleuthing note - I wouldn&#039;t have it any other way![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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