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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;David Atherton, post: 3110818, member: 82616&quot;]In this thread <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/misery-loves-company.316995/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/misery-loves-company.316995/">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/misery-loves-company.316995/</a> I recounted how I lost a long coveted Domitian as Caesar Pegasus denarius by just a few seconds. It was quite heartbreaking.</p><p><br /></p><p>Soon afterwards, I was able to acquire an example of the type, although it isn&#039;t nearly as pretty. <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/second-chances-part-one.317718/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/second-chances-part-one.317718/">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/second-chances-part-one.317718/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Surprisingly, a week after my worn example was purchased, the coveted original coin came up for sale again! After emailing the seller to verify it was indeed available, I will give you three guesses what happened next! </p><p><br /></p><p>The coin arrived over the weekend. Needless to say, I am immensely pleased with it.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]789334[/ATTACH]<b>Domitian as Caesar</b> </p><p>AR Denarius, 3.31g</p><p>Rome mint, 76-77 AD</p><p>RIC V922 (R2). BMC - . RSC - .</p><p>Obv: CAES AVG F DOMITIANVS; Head of Domitian, laureate, bearded, r.</p><p>Rev: COS IIII; Pegasus, standing r.</p><p>Acquired from Marc Walter, May 2018. Ex Künker eLive Auction 37, 20 October 2015, lot 152.</p><p><br /></p><p>A rare obverse legend variant of the Pegasus type struck for Domitian Caesar under Vespasian. Here we have &#039;CAES&#039; instead of the much more common &#039;CAESAR&#039;. No reverse die links between the two different obverses have been found, perhaps suggesting the &#039;CAES&#039; issue came slightly later. Out of 240 Domitian Pegasus denarii on acsearch, only 6 have the &#039;CAES&#039; obverse. The reverse copies a denarius struck for Augustus (RIC 297). Mattingly speculates it refers to Domitian&#039;s poetic aspirations.</p><p><br /></p><p>Struck in the very finest of styles.</p><p><br /></p><p>How many times are you given a second chance like this? It&#039;s the first time for me.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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