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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;David Atherton, post: 4541631, member: 82616&quot;]As I&#039;ve mentioned before, specialists have to take what they can get when it comes to rarities. I recently purchased a small batch (hoard?) of rare Domitian denarii struck during his first few months as Augustus. All are coins only a specialist could love. Here is the first one.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1124245[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Domitian</b></p><p>AR Denarius, 2.96g</p><p>Rome mint, 81 AD</p><p>Obv: IMP CAES DOMITIAN AVG PONT; Head of Domitian, laureate, bearded, r.</p><p>Rev: COS VII DES VIII P P; Tripod with fillets; above, dolphin</p><p>RIC 37 (R2). BMC -. RSC -. BNC -.</p><p><br /></p><p>An early rare &#039;PONT&#039; denarius struck from Domitian&#039;s 3rd denarius issue of 81. The abbreviation &#039;PONT&#039; for Ponitfex Maximus must have come early in the sequence of titles Domitian employed on his denarii and likely was short lived if its rarity is any indication. The records of the Arval brothers do not show Domitian as Pontifex Maximus by 30 October, so presumably he acquired the title in either November or December. The tripod and dolphin reverse is a carry-over pulvinaria type struck originally for Titus and perhaps connected to the religious ceremonies for the opening games of the Colosseum. Domitian finished the structure early in his reign which perhaps explains the continued striking of the pulvinar issue.</p><p><br /></p><p>Stay tuned for more ...[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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