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<p>[QUOTE="Orfew, post: 3917068, member: 74968"]The short answer is that I find the coinage interesting. Thanks to posts by members such as [USER=82616]@David Atherton[/USER] I started looking more closely at this coinage. I started to see that though the denarii are dominated by the appearance of the 4 main Minerva types, there is much more to his coinage than this. Even the Minervas are interesting. For example consider the speed at which some of the imperial acclamations changes during his reign. This was not just the adding of titles. Some of these titles were added because Domitian was fighting and winning many military campaigns. These campaigns may be forgotten but the coins are still here to remind us that they occurred.</p><p><br /></p><p>the period that most fascinates me in his reign is the first year. The first year denarii continue many reverse from the rule of Titus. The shortness of the reign of Titus meant that the mint must have been in a hurry to get coins minted for Domitian. To me this presents an interesting snapshot of a historical event. I guess the reason I love these coins so much has to do with the history they represent.</p><p><br /></p><p>Many people overlook the coins of Domitian. I am more than okay with that. It does after all reduce the competition for these interesting coins. I am happy to be one of the few interested in these coins. It takes all kinds of collectors with all kinds of interests to make a health collecting community.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Orfew, post: 3917068, member: 74968"]The short answer is that I find the coinage interesting. Thanks to posts by members such as [USER=82616]@David Atherton[/USER] I started looking more closely at this coinage. I started to see that though the denarii are dominated by the appearance of the 4 main Minerva types, there is much more to his coinage than this. Even the Minervas are interesting. For example consider the speed at which some of the imperial acclamations changes during his reign. This was not just the adding of titles. Some of these titles were added because Domitian was fighting and winning many military campaigns. These campaigns may be forgotten but the coins are still here to remind us that they occurred. the period that most fascinates me in his reign is the first year. The first year denarii continue many reverse from the rule of Titus. The shortness of the reign of Titus meant that the mint must have been in a hurry to get coins minted for Domitian. To me this presents an interesting snapshot of a historical event. I guess the reason I love these coins so much has to do with the history they represent. Many people overlook the coins of Domitian. I am more than okay with that. It does after all reduce the competition for these interesting coins. I am happy to be one of the few interested in these coins. It takes all kinds of collectors with all kinds of interests to make a health collecting community.[/QUOTE]
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