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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;David Atherton, post: 2276650, member: 82616&quot;]... I can hear a few of you saying. This should be the last nice one I post for a while.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]454379[/ATTACH]</p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>Domitian</b></p><p>AR Denarius</p><p>Rome mint, 85 AD (fifth issue)</p><p>RIC 344 (R2), BMC - , RSC 186</p><p>Obv: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P V; Head of Domitian, laureate, bearded, r.</p><p>Rev: IMP VIIII COS XI CENS POT P P; Minerva stg. l., with thunderbolt and spear; shield at her side (M3)</p><p><br /></p><p>An extremely rare denarius from the fifth issue of 85. Coined shortly after Domitian reduced the fineness of the denarius by 5% to the old Neronian level after having raised it in 82 to the Augustan standard. RIC cites Paris and Oxford with examples of this type.</p><p><br /></p><p>Struck on a large flan (21 mm!) in superb fine style.</p><p><br /></p><p>I recently missed out on an example Forvm had in their shop, but was pleasantly surprised when CNG offered this one at their last eAuction. Needless to say I pulled out all the stops to obtain it![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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