DOMITIAN

Flavius Domitianus b. 51, Caesar 71-81, Augustus 81-96 A.D.

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TheMinerva reverse types:
1. Minerva, draped, wearing aegis, standing right, holding shield and brandishing javelin
2. As above, but she stands on a Columna Rostrata (column, decorated with two figures - perhaps Jupiter seated left, holding scepter and on the right, captive - and surmounted by two ship prows); owl at feet
3. Minerva, draped, no aegis, standing left, holding thunderbolt and spear; shield at feet
4. Minerva, draped, no aegis, standing left, holding spear, right hand on hip.

I am providing two ways to see the coins. The first consists in a traditional thumbnail page; however it might load slowly on dial-up connections. For this reason I've made the table below which displays all obverse and reverse combinations known so far. It is also useful for those seeking fast attribution or informations on a specific denarius. A bold and light color reverse legends means that I have coins from that issue and can be clicked to see the page.

OBVERSE LEGEND	REVERSE LEGEND	DATE
IMP CAESAR DOMITIANVS AVG	TR P COS VII	late September 81
IMP CAES DOMITIAN(VS) AVG PONT	TR P COS VII DES VIII P P P P COS VII DES VIII	early October 81 ?
IMP CAES DIVI VESP F DOMIT AVG PONT	P P COS VII DES VIII	early October 81 ?
IMP CAES DIVI VESP F DOMITIAN AVG P M	TR P COS VII DES VIII P P	Oct -Dec 81
IMP CAES DOMITIANVS AVG P M	TR P COS VII DES VIII P P TR POT COS VIII P P TR POT IMP II COS VIII DES VIIII P P IVPPITER CONSERVATOR SALVS AVGVST TR POT COS VIIII P P TR POT II COS VIIII DES X P P	Oct -Dec 81 early 82 later 82 82-83 82-83 earlier in 83 Sept - Dec 83
IMP CAES DOMITIANVS AVG GERMANIC	P M TR POT III IMP V COS X P P P M TR POT IIII IMP VIII COS XI P P	84 Ian-March 85
IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P(OT) IIII	IMP VIIII COS XI CENSORIA POTESTAT P P IMP VIIII COS XI CENS POTES P P IMP VIIII COS XI CENS POT P P	April 85 May 85 May-Sept 85
IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P V	IMP VIIII COS XI CENS POT P P IMP XI COS XI CENS P P P IMP XI COS XII CENS P P P IMP XII COS XII CENS P P P	Sept - Nov 85 Dec 85 early 86 before Sept 86
IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P VI	IMP XII COS XII CENS P P P IMP XIII COS XII CENS P P P IMP XIIII COS XII CENS P P P IMP XIIII COS XIII CENS P P P	Sept - Dec 86 Sept - Dec 86 Sept - Dec 86 Ian - Sept 87
IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P VII	IMP XIIII COS XIII CENS P P P	Sept - Dec 87
IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERMAN P M TR P VII	IMP XIIII COS XIIII CENS P P P	early 88
IMP CAES DOMITIAN(VS) AVG GERMANIC(VS)	COS XIIII	early 88
IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM(ANIC) COS XIIII	CENS P P P CENS PER P P	88-89, probably only early 88
IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P VII	IMP XIIII COS XIIII CENS P P P IMP XV COS XIIII CENS P P P	Ian - Sept 88 Sept 88
IMP CAES DOMIT(IAN) AVG GERM P M TR P VIII	COS XIIII LVD SAEC FEC	late 88 Oct 88 late 88 late 88 before Sept 89 Sept 89
IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P VIII	IMP XVI COS XIIII CENS P P P IMP XVII COS XIIII CENS P P P IMP XVIII COS XIIII CENS P P P IMP XIX COS XIIII CENS P P P IMP XXI COS XIIII CENS P P P	late 88 Oct 88 late 88 late 88 before Sept 89 Sept 89
IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P VIIII	IMP XXI COS XIIII CENS P P P IMP XXI COS XV CENS P P P	Sept - Dec 89 Ian - Sept 90
IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P X	IMP XXI COS XV CENS P P P	Sept 90 - Sept 91
IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P XI	IMP XXI COS XV CENS P P P IMP XXI COS XVI CENS P P P IMP XXII COS XVI CENS P P P	Sept - Dec 91 Ian - Sept 92 Sept 92
IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P XII	IMP XXII COS XVI CENS P P P	Sept 92- Sept 93
IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P XIII	IMP XXII COS XVI CENS P P P	Sept 93 - Sept 94
IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P XIIII	IMP XXII COS XVI CENS P P P IMP XXII COS XVII CENS P P P	Sept - Dec 94 Ian - Sept 95
IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P XV	IMP XXII COS XVII CENS P P P	Sept 95 - Sept 96
IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P XVI	IMP XXII COS XVII CENS P P P	Sept 96
DOMITIANVS AVG GERM	IMP CAES	c. 94 - 96
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