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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;David Atherton, post: 7931470, member: 82616&quot;]I knew I had something special when I purchased this coin. But it wasn&#039;t until after I did a little research when it arrived that I realised just how special.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1371460[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Domitian as Caesar [Vespasian]</b></p><p>Æ Dupondius, 10.98g</p><p>Rome mint, 73-74 AD</p><p>Obv: CAESAR AVG F DOMITIAN COS II; Head of Domitian, laureate, draped, bearded, l.</p><p>Rev: PAX AVGVST; S C in field; Pax stg. l., leaning on column, with caduceus and branch</p><p>RIC 661 var. BMC -. BNC -.</p><p>Acquired from eBay<b>, </b>September 2021.</p><p><br /></p><p>The propaganda value of Pax for the Flavian dynasty after the Civil War, the revolt of Civilis, and the Jewish War cannot be underestimated. In her various guises she is one of the most popular types on Vespasian&#039;s coinage and shows up quite frequently during the reign on the coins struck for both himself and his sons. This early dupondius struck for Domitian as Caesar under Vespasian shows Pax leaning on a column, which likely copies a well known cult image of the goddess. Domitian&#039;s dupondii in these initial issues can be distinguished from the asses by their metal and draped busts. RIC records a unique specimen of the Pax type with AVGVSTI as RIC 661 but does not list this variant with AVGVST. It is also unlisted in the <i>Addenda and Corrigenda</i>. So, apparently unpublished and unique!</p><p><br /></p><p>Please show your unique and/or unpublished coins![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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