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<p>[QUOTE="David Atherton, post: 3678618, member: 82616"]I had to go back and look, but actually I have three Group 2 denarii. This one being the jewel of the bunch.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]987717[/ATTACH]<b>Domitian</b></p><p>AR Denarius, 3.43g</p><p>Rome mint, 81 AD</p><p>RIC 16 (R2). BMC - . RSC - .</p><p>Obv: IMP CAES DOMITIANVS AVG PONT; Head of Domitian, laureate, bearded, r.</p><p>Rev: P P COS VII DES VIII; Seat, draped; above, semicircular frame decorated with three crescents</p><p>Acquired from Germania Inferior, June 2018.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are my notes concerning the type:</p><p><br /></p><p>Domitian seems to have been somewhat in a hurry to strike coins as Augustus after Titus' death in mid September 81 AD, presumably for a legionary donative. This denarius was struck before Domitian had been awarded the power of the tribunate (TR P) and pontifex maximus (PM). Here his only titles are Augustus (AVG), Imperator (IMP), Consul for the 7th time (COS VII), and pater patriae, father of the country (P P). Perhaps it may have taken a few days for the Senate to award the power of the tribunate to Domitian because they had assembled at the small town of Reate where Titus had died and needed to be in Rome in order to vote him the right. The religious ceremonies required for Domitian to assume the title pontifex maximus had not yet finished by this time either, here he is simply PONT, or in other words a member of the College of Pontiffs. Some have argued that PONT is the same as PM, I disagree. Titus as Caesar early on had also used the title PONT on his denarii and he was never pontifex maximus under Vespasian - only the emperor can be Pontifex Maximus or greatest priest. Although this Group 2 denarius is not part of Domitian's first RIC issue, it is very likely to have been struck within the first few days of him assuming the purple. RIC notes the chronology is not precise with these issues from 81 and they are grouped only for 'convenience'. Judging by the rarity of the Group 2 denarii they could not have been struck for any great length of time.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="David Atherton, post: 3678618, member: 82616"]I had to go back and look, but actually I have three Group 2 denarii. This one being the jewel of the bunch. [ATTACH=full]987717[/ATTACH][B]Domitian[/B] AR Denarius, 3.43g Rome mint, 81 AD RIC 16 (R2). BMC - . RSC - . Obv: IMP CAES DOMITIANVS AVG PONT; Head of Domitian, laureate, bearded, r. Rev: P P COS VII DES VIII; Seat, draped; above, semicircular frame decorated with three crescents Acquired from Germania Inferior, June 2018. Here are my notes concerning the type: Domitian seems to have been somewhat in a hurry to strike coins as Augustus after Titus' death in mid September 81 AD, presumably for a legionary donative. This denarius was struck before Domitian had been awarded the power of the tribunate (TR P) and pontifex maximus (PM). Here his only titles are Augustus (AVG), Imperator (IMP), Consul for the 7th time (COS VII), and pater patriae, father of the country (P P). Perhaps it may have taken a few days for the Senate to award the power of the tribunate to Domitian because they had assembled at the small town of Reate where Titus had died and needed to be in Rome in order to vote him the right. The religious ceremonies required for Domitian to assume the title pontifex maximus had not yet finished by this time either, here he is simply PONT, or in other words a member of the College of Pontiffs. Some have argued that PONT is the same as PM, I disagree. Titus as Caesar early on had also used the title PONT on his denarii and he was never pontifex maximus under Vespasian - only the emperor can be Pontifex Maximus or greatest priest. Although this Group 2 denarius is not part of Domitian's first RIC issue, it is very likely to have been struck within the first few days of him assuming the purple. RIC notes the chronology is not precise with these issues from 81 and they are grouped only for 'convenience'. Judging by the rarity of the Group 2 denarii they could not have been struck for any great length of time.[/QUOTE]
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