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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;David Atherton, post: 2483089, member: 82616&quot;]Every once in a while, quite by accident, I stumble across a coin that comes as a complete surprise. Recently I purchased a Domitian as Caesar quinarius which turned out to be a second known example of the type from 79. I thought I&#039;d never own one.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]524387[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Domitian as Caesar</b></p><p>AR Quinarius</p><p>Rome Mint, 79 AD</p><p>RIC V1089 (R3), BMC - , RSC -</p><p>Obv: CAESAR AVG F DOMITIANVS COS VI; Head of Domitian, laureate, bearded, r.</p><p>Rev: VICTORIA AVGVST; Victory std. l., with wreath and palm</p><p><br /></p><p>Domitian&#039;s COS VI coins most likely date towards the end of Vespasian&#039;s reign and the beginning of Titus&#039; rule, indicating the issue was struck uninterrupted after Vespasian&#039;s death in June. RIC cites only one unique specimen in Paris. Surprisingly, it is from a different die pair than mine.</p><p><br /></p><p>Unlike the denarii, Domitian shared with Vespasian and Titus the same quinarius reverse types - either Victory seated or advancing.</p><p><br /></p><p>Feel free to post any quinarii you may have.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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