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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Orfew, post: 3494000, member: 74968&quot;]Ever since I saw [USER=82616]@David Atherton[/USER] &#039;s left facing Domitian denarii I have wanted one. Well I finally got one. It is quite worn, true, but there is enough of a portrait left to be pleasing.</p><p>I am very excited to add this one to my collection. According to an earlier post by David all left facing portraits on Domitian&#039;s denarii are rare, but those on coins for him issued as Caesar are especially so. Also, this is a non-Minerva denarius. You can barely see SALVS on the reverse resting on a column. You cannot quite see the snake being fed.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]925174[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Domitian as Caesar Denarius 79 to 24 June</p><p>18mm., 3,15g.</p><p>Obv:Head laureate l; CAESAR AVG F DOMITIANUS COS VI</p><p>Rev: Salus stg r resting on column feeding snake out of patera; PRICEPS IVVENTUTIS</p><p>RIC 1085 (R2)</p><p>Ex: Savoca Blue 19thauction April 21, 2019 Lot 1138</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This next coin is listed as common but does not seem to be very common. I bought it because of the reverse. It is not Minerva it is SPES holding a flower. I did not have a Domitian with SPES and the price was right so I added this &quot;little fish&quot; as well.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]925173[/ATTACH] </p><p>Domitian as Caesar Denarius 75 CE</p><p>18mm., 3,21g</p><p>Obv: Head leaureate r; CAES AVG F DOMIT COS III</p><p>Rev: Spes stg l with flower; PRINCEPS IVVENTVT</p><p>RIC 788 [Vespasian]</p><p>Ex: Savoca Blue 19thauction April 21, 2019 Lot 1143</p><p><br /></p><p>If you have made it this far...thank you. Please post your coins of Domitian or any coins where the portrait orientation makes the coin rare.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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