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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;David Atherton, post: 2870258, member: 82616&quot;]When collecting Domitian denarii, some issues are more highly prized than others. Recently I was able to obtain a denarius from one Domitian&#039;s most elusive issues.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]685737[/ATTACH]<b>Domitian</b></p><p>AR Denarius, 3.38g</p><p>Rome mint, 86 AD</p><p>RIC 450 (R2), BMC - , RSC -</p><p>Obv: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P VI; Head of Domitian, laureate, bearded, r.</p><p>Rev: IMP XIII COS XII CENS P P P; Minerva adv. r., with spear and shield (M1)</p><p>Acquired from Numismeo, September 2017.</p><p><br /></p><p>In 86 Domitian was awarded imperial acclamations at an accelerated pace due to the Dacian War, which resulted in some fairly rare denarius issues. This coin is from the extremely rare fourth issue of 86, probably struck for just a few days or so until word of the next imperial acclamation reached the mint. The Minerva fighting (M1) and Minerva on rostral column (M2) are the only two denarius types known for the issue. The coins are so rare that Mattingly even doubted the issues existence (BMCRE p. 320 note).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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