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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DonnaML, post: 8282192, member: 110350&quot;]For years, I&#039;ve had exactly one Domitian denarius, with -- naturally -- Minerva on the reverse:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1462846[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>(RIC II-1 667 (2007 ed.), old RIC II 137 (1926 ed.), RSC II 252, BMCRE 151.)</p><p><br /></p><p>I never had any great desire to buy more, because it seemed rather difficult to find them with interesting non-Minerva reverses. And, admittedly, I&#039;ve been prejudiced against Domitian ever since I read a number of historical novels by Douglas Jackson in which Domitian was the evil, cowardly villain who not only stole the beautiful Domitia from the hero, but poisoned Titus. Sort of the equivalent of King John to King Richard in the Robin Hood tales. He was portrayed somewhat more positively in Lindsey Davis&#039;s novel about him, <i>Master and God</i>, but not terribly much. </p><p><br /></p><p>However, given my fondness for coins with mythical beasts, I couldn&#039;t resist buying this denarius of Domitian Caesar depicting Pegasus on the reverse when I came across it recently. I know it&#039;s considered quite common (especially with the full &quot;CAESAR&quot; legend), but that just meant I could afford it! And I like the rather realistic-looking (albeit a bit thuggish!) portrait of Domitian as well, complete with neck beard.&nbsp; One can see the family resemblance to his father and brother more than in some later coin portraits.</p><p><br /></p><p>Domitian Caesar (son of Vespasian), AR Denarius 76 AD, Rome Mint. Obv. Laureate head right, bearded, CAESAR AVG F • DOMITIANVS (Counter-clockwise beginning at 5:00) / Rev. Pegasus stepping right with left foreleg raised, wings curling to right, COS IIII above (with line above IIII to signify numerals) [Domitian COS IIII = AD 76; see table at Sear RCV I p. 308]. 19 mm., 3.43 g. RIC II.1 Vespasian 921 (2007 ed.), old RIC II 238 (1926 ed.), RSC II 47, Sear RCV I 2637 (ill. p. 485), BMCRE 193. <i>Purchased from cgb.fr, March 2022.*</i></p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;[ATTACH=full]1462847[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>*See Sear RCV I 2637 at p. 485 fn.: “The reverse type is copied from the coinage of Augustus (see [RCV I] no. 1629).”</p><p><br /></p><p>Does anyone think all those black spots are areas of dirt and would benefit from cleaning? Or should I just leave well enough alone?</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are my three other Pegasi:</p><p><br /></p><p>Corinth AR Stater. Circa 375-345 BC. Obv: Pegasos flying left, Q below / Rev: Helmeted head of Athena left. Control-symbols behind head: Retrograde N and Ares standing left holding shield and spear. Pegasi 376 <i>var.</i> [“N” not retrograde] [Calciati, R., <i>Pegasi Vol. I</i> (Mortara, 1990)]; Ravel 1056 [Ravel, O.E., <i>Les &quot;Poulains&quot; de Corinthe, I - II</i> (Basel, 1936; London, 1948)]; BCD Corinth 121 [Numismatik Lanz, <i>Münzen von Korinth: Sammlung B</i>, Auction 105 (Munich, 26 Nov. 2001)]; SNG Copenhagen 121 [<i>Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum, Copenhagen, The Royal Collection of Coins and Medals, Danish National Museum, Part 15, Corinth </i>(Copenhagen 1944)]. 21mm, 8.46 g., 6h. <i>Ex.</i> <i>Roma Numismatics Ltd. Auction IX, 22 March 2015, Lot 168.</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1462850[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Roman Republic, Q. Titius, AR Denarius, Rome 90 BCE. Obv. Head of Mutinus Titius[?] [ = Priapus] right with beard &amp; winged diadem / Rev. Pegasus springing right, “Q TITI” on tablet below. RSC I Titia 1, Crawford 341/1, Sear RCV I 238, BMCRR Rome 2220. 18.5 mm., 3.8 g. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1462851[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Gallienus, Billon Antoninianus, 267-268 AD, Rome Mint (1st Officina). Obv. Radiate head right, GALLIENVS AVG /Rev. Pegasus springing right, about to take flight. SOLI CONS AVG; A offset to right in exergue. RIC V-1 283 (p. 155), RSC IV 979, Sear RCV III 10362, Wolkow 26a1[Cédric Wolkow, <i>Catalogue des monnaies romaines - Gallien - L&#039;émission dite &quot;Du Bestiaire&quot; - atelier de Rome</i> (BNumis, édition 2019)], Göbl MIR [<i>Moneta Imperii Romani</i>] Band 36, No. 712b. 21 mm., 3.12 g, 11 h.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1462852[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Please post (1) your denarii of Domitian with non-Minerva reverses, and/or (2) your coins depicting Pegasus.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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