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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ambr0zie, post: 7771819, member: 80952&quot;]I was also stalking a Domitia in a future auction. A denarius in good condition. But the price in prebid is already prohibitive for me. </p><p>So I will stick to my Domitians.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>A pleasant provincial with a good portrait and a nice reverse type - for me, a perfect coin.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1332861[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Thrace. Sestos. Domitian AD 81-96. </p><p>Bronze Æ 16 mm., 3,84 g</p><p><br /></p><p>Obverse inscription ΔΟΜΙΤΙΑ-ΝΟϹ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ</p><p>Obverse design: laureate head of Domitian, r. Reverse inscription ϹΗϹΤΙWΝ Reverse design lyre</p><p>----------------</p><p>My only Domitian denarius so far. Not the best coin but as I was told by a specialist here, issues from 87 AD are not too common. It is also one of the few coins with a clear provenance in my collection - from Tareq Hani </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1332863[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Domitian AD 81-96. From the Tareq Hani collection. Rome</p><p>Denarius AR</p><p>20 mm., 3,00 g.</p><p>RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Domitian 517&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p>RSC 228</p><p>Date: AD 87</p><p>Obverse Legend: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P VII</p><p>Type: Head of Domitian, laureate, right</p><p>Reverse Legend: IMP XIIII COS XIII CENS P P P</p><p>Type: Minerva advancing right, holding spear and shield </p><p><br /></p><p>-------------------------</p><p>My favorite Domitian and one of my favorite coins. Other people seemed to dislike this coin and I won it with 4 EUR over the start price - hammer 14 EUR. I really think this was a bargain.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1332864[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Domitian AD 81-96. Rome</p><p>As Æ</p><p>27 mm, 10,73 g</p><p>RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Domitian 707</p><p>Old RIC 394</p><p>AD 90 - AD 91</p><p>Obverse Legend: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM COS XV CENS PER P P</p><p>Type: Bust of Domitian, laureate, right</p><p>Portrait: Domitian</p><p>Reverse Legend: FORTVNAE AVGVSTI S C</p><p>Type: Fortuna standing left, holding rudder and cornucopiae[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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