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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;David Atherton, post: 2264344, member: 82616&quot;]The Pannonian war of 89 against the Marcommani and Quadi produced a flurry of imperial acclamations awarded to Domitian. Consequently, many of the denarii struck at the time are part of some very reduced issues, some lasting only a few days. My new acquisition is one such coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]450004[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Domitian</b></p><p>AR Denarius</p><p>Rome mint, 88-89 AD (sixth issue)</p><p>RIC 676 (R2), BMC -, RSC -</p><p>Obv: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P VIII; Head of Domitian, laureate, bearded, r.</p><p>Rev: IMP XXI COS XIIII CENS P P P; Minerva stg. l., with thunderbolt and spear; shield at her l. side (M3)</p><p><br /></p><p>TRP VIII and IMP XXI is a very scarce dating combination on Domitian&#039;s denarii. The rarity of the dating indicates it was most likely struck for a short period of time, perhaps only for a few weeks or days prior to 14 September 89, upon which Domitian became TRP VIIII.</p><p><br /></p><p>Notable personally as the first coin from this issue I have acquired.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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