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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Limes, post: 4477405, member: 101013&quot;]I had been looking for a Domitian for quite some time. A type that is common, but perhaps therefore more difficult to find just the right one. Recently, I finally found one that checks all the boxes. A lovely example of the Minerva-on-top-of-column-with-owl-at-feet-type. And it had the portrait style I was looking for: this elitist, haughty looking Domitian.</p><p><br /></p><p>But then, as I was checking out the stock of the seller, I stumbled upon the other Domitian denarius: IVPPITER CONSERVATOR. My jaw dropped, and my eyes</p><p>radiated with enthusiasm. What. A. Reverse! I was simply blown away. What a beauty! You probably know the feeling right?</p><p><br /></p><p>In the end I could not decide which one to go for. Luckily, the seller made a great offer on both, and I was able to get them both.</p><p><br /></p><p>About the latter coin; as mentioned by [USER=82616]@David Atherton[/USER] in his gallery at FAC, the reverse possibly commemorates Domitian&#039;s escape from Vitellian forces after hiding in the Temple of Jupiter during the last days of the Civil War of 69 AD. According to Suetonius, during the fighting with Vitellius, Domitian and his uncle fled to the temple on the Capitonline hill. When their opponents entered the complex and the temple was on fire, Domitian hid with the templeguard. The next day, Domitian, disguised as a follower of Isis, could escape during a procession and hid across the Tiber.</p><p><br /></p><p>The reverse is also used on an aureus. Another, more rare denarius of the same reverse type, shows the eagle with it&#039;s wings fully spread horizontally. (Although in my opinion this makes the eagle look like a plucked chicken...)</p><p><br /></p><p>Please show your absolute stunners: the one or ones that blew you away!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1112978[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1112979[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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