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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Jay GT4, post: 3408974, member: 88526&quot;]Yes, an amazing piece David.&nbsp; Very nice coin,&nbsp; I love that two tone patina.&nbsp; Simply gorgeous.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ll post the corresponding denarius of Domitian riding his magnificent horse in the triumph...</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]905266[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><b>RIC 680 Domitian denarius</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p>CAES AVG F DOMIT COS II</p><p>Laureate head of Domitian right</p><p><br /></p><p>No legend</p><p>Domitian on horseback prancing left, right hand raised, holding human-headed (helmet) sceptre in left</p><p><br /></p><p>Rome 73 AD</p><p><br /></p><p>3.25g</p><p><br /></p><p>RIC 680 (C); Sear 2627</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Ex-Forum</p><p><br /></p><p>The reverse depicts Domitian participating in the Judaea Capta triumph of 71 A.D. He is, as Josephus described him, riding alongside in magnificent apparel and mounted on a horse that was itself a site worth seeing.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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