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<p>[QUOTE="David Atherton, post: 4623734, member: 82616"]My latest arrival has inspired another bit of fanciful pareidolia. This time it's Victory apparently playing basketball ... or carrying a shield and bragging about another Roman victory, you decide.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1144498[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Domitian</b></p><p>Æ As, 9.41g</p><p>Rome mint, 86 AD</p><p>Obv: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM COS XII CENS PER P P; Head of Domitian, laureate, bearded, r., with aegis</p><p>Rev: S C in field; Victory flying l., with shield inscribed SPQR</p><p>RIC 497 (R2). BMC -. BNC -.</p><p>Acquired from Praefectus Coins, July 2020.</p><p><br /></p><p>This Victory reverse was copied from Nero by Vespasian and briefly struck for Domitian in 85-86. It likely was part of Domitian's large bronze issue commemorating his recent victory over the Chatti. This is the final appearance of the type under Domitian, which lends credence to the theory it specifically refers to the Germanic War. Extremely rare and missing from both the BM and Paris collections.</p><p><br /></p><p>Feel free to post your 'sports' themed coins.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="David Atherton, post: 4623734, member: 82616"]My latest arrival has inspired another bit of fanciful pareidolia. This time it's Victory apparently playing basketball ... or carrying a shield and bragging about another Roman victory, you decide. [ATTACH=full]1144498[/ATTACH] [B]Domitian[/B] Æ As, 9.41g Rome mint, 86 AD Obv: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM COS XII CENS PER P P; Head of Domitian, laureate, bearded, r., with aegis Rev: S C in field; Victory flying l., with shield inscribed SPQR RIC 497 (R2). BMC -. BNC -. Acquired from Praefectus Coins, July 2020. This Victory reverse was copied from Nero by Vespasian and briefly struck for Domitian in 85-86. It likely was part of Domitian's large bronze issue commemorating his recent victory over the Chatti. This is the final appearance of the type under Domitian, which lends credence to the theory it specifically refers to the Germanic War. Extremely rare and missing from both the BM and Paris collections. Feel free to post your 'sports' themed coins.[/QUOTE]
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