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<p>[QUOTE="Orfew, post: 3855609, member: 74968"]I was at a coins show this morning. There was only one dealer with ancient coins. As it happens he is a friend- Gary Miller of Londinium coins. I found this Domitian within the first 2 minutes but I spent some time looking through his other available coins. I saw a few nice Domitian sestertii and a really rare Dupondius from the first year of issue.</p><p><br /></p><p>When I saw this denarius I knew I had to have it. I have been looking for a coin with this very rare dating combination for at least 2 years. I saw one become available from the same issue but not the same Minerva stance last year. It was bought by Jay. I hope if he reads this he will post it.</p><p><br /></p><p>The portrait is great. The photo does not capture the iridescence on the obverse.The reverse is not as nice. There are some accretions on the figure of Minerva. That did not dissuade me however because I knew that if I let it get away it might be years before another came my way. The coin is much darker than the photo below. Look carefully at the bust. You can actually see the side burns and the beard!</p><p><br /></p><p>Forum gallery= 0</p><p>OCRE= 0</p><p>RIC= 2</p><p>Acsearch= 1</p><p>Coryssa= 0</p><p>Not on WildWinds</p><p>Not in Cohen</p><p>Not in BMCRE</p><p> </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Domitian AR denarius 88 CE</p><p>Obv: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM PM TR P VII; Laureate head right</p><p>Rev: IMP XV COS XIIII CENS P P P</p><p>RIC 592 (R2) </p><p>Purchased from Gary Miller Londinium Coins</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1021032[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Orfew, post: 3855609, member: 74968"]I was at a coins show this morning. There was only one dealer with ancient coins. As it happens he is a friend- Gary Miller of Londinium coins. I found this Domitian within the first 2 minutes but I spent some time looking through his other available coins. I saw a few nice Domitian sestertii and a really rare Dupondius from the first year of issue. When I saw this denarius I knew I had to have it. I have been looking for a coin with this very rare dating combination for at least 2 years. I saw one become available from the same issue but not the same Minerva stance last year. It was bought by Jay. I hope if he reads this he will post it. The portrait is great. The photo does not capture the iridescence on the obverse.The reverse is not as nice. There are some accretions on the figure of Minerva. That did not dissuade me however because I knew that if I let it get away it might be years before another came my way. The coin is much darker than the photo below. Look carefully at the bust. You can actually see the side burns and the beard! Forum gallery= 0 OCRE= 0 RIC= 2 Acsearch= 1 Coryssa= 0 Not on WildWinds Not in Cohen Not in BMCRE Domitian AR denarius 88 CE Obv: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM PM TR P VII; Laureate head right Rev: IMP XV COS XIIII CENS P P P RIC 592 (R2) Purchased from Gary Miller Londinium Coins [ATTACH=full]1021032[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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