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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Sulla80, post: 4555050, member: 99456&quot;]Great add - especially like the panoramic view of the temple on the reverse - here&#039;s a Domitian from Philippopolis - with a tough looking Ares. Apparently, Philippopolis, today Plovdiv, Bulgaria,&nbsp; issued its first provincial coins under the reign of Domitian (AD 81–96) in four Roman denominations (sestertius, dupondius, As, and semis).&nbsp; This one the As variety (5.89g, 22mm).&nbsp; This coin most likely issued to celebrate the elevation of the city to the rank of metropolis.[<a href="https://www.academia.edu/39370521/The_Start_of_the_Coinage_of_Philippopolis_under_Domitian" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.academia.edu/39370521/The_Start_of_the_Coinage_of_Philippopolis_under_Domitian" rel="nofollow">Ref.</a>]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1127851[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Philippopolis</b>, <b>Domitian</b>, Æ 22 or As, AD 88-89.</p><p><b>Obv: </b> IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM COS XIIII CENS PER P P. Radiate head right</p><p><b>Rev:</b> FILIPPOPOLITWN, Ares standing left, holding spear and shield</p><p><b>Ref:</b> <a href="http://www.coinproject.com/coin_detail.php?coin=298997" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinproject.com/coin_detail.php?coin=298997" rel="nofollow">CoinProject</a>, <a href="https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/2/353" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/2/353" rel="nofollow">RPC 353 Specimen #12</a> (this coin)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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