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<p>[QUOTE="Orfew, post: 3919735, member: 74968"]A little while ago [USER=102867]@Parthicus Maximus[/USER] sent me a PM to alert me to a rare Domitian that popped up on MA-Shops. When I saw it I did not hesitate I bought it immediately. It is rare for 2 reasons. First it has a rare obverse legend stating that Domitian is the son of the deified Vespasian. Second it has a rare left facing portrait of Domitian. Though left facing portraits show up on bronzes with some regularity, a left facing portrait on a denarius for Domitian is a rare sight indeed.</p><p><br /></p><p>There are a few of these on Forum. As far as I know they are all from the same dies. I am thrilled to have landed this one.</p><p><br /></p><p>I want to publicly thanks [USER=102867]@Parthicus Maximus[/USER] for reaching out to me to alert me to the listing of this coin. It is deeds like this that make this place a wonderful community.</p><p><br /></p><p>Domitian AR Denarius (81 CE) (Group 4)</p><p>Obv: Laureate head left; IMP CAES DIVI VESP F DOMITIAN AVG PM</p><p>Rev: Tripod with fillets, Dolphin above; TR P COS VII DES VIII PP</p><p>RIC 75 (R2)</p><p>Purchased from Monetarium on MA-Shops December 6th 2019</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1033099[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Orfew, post: 3919735, member: 74968"]A little while ago [USER=102867]@Parthicus Maximus[/USER] sent me a PM to alert me to a rare Domitian that popped up on MA-Shops. When I saw it I did not hesitate I bought it immediately. It is rare for 2 reasons. First it has a rare obverse legend stating that Domitian is the son of the deified Vespasian. Second it has a rare left facing portrait of Domitian. Though left facing portraits show up on bronzes with some regularity, a left facing portrait on a denarius for Domitian is a rare sight indeed. There are a few of these on Forum. As far as I know they are all from the same dies. I am thrilled to have landed this one. I want to publicly thanks [USER=102867]@Parthicus Maximus[/USER] for reaching out to me to alert me to the listing of this coin. It is deeds like this that make this place a wonderful community. Domitian AR Denarius (81 CE) (Group 4) Obv: Laureate head left; IMP CAES DIVI VESP F DOMITIAN AVG PM Rev: Tripod with fillets, Dolphin above; TR P COS VII DES VIII PP RIC 75 (R2) Purchased from Monetarium on MA-Shops December 6th 2019 [ATTACH=full]1033099[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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