Third period, 85-96 A.D.
169. Silver denarius, Rome,
May - 13 Sept. 85 A.D.
RIC 66a (read description below), BMC -; Ex Gorny &
Mosch 125, lot 458
IMP·CAES·DOMIT·AVG·GERM·P·M·TR·P·IIII· laureate head right
with aegis
IMP VIIII COS XI CENS POT P P, Germania, naked to waist,
wearing breeches, seated right on germanic oblong spiral decorated shield,
mourning and resting head on left hand, right hand placed on shield at side;
broken spear below
Extremely rare. RIC 66a is based on the B.M. coll. but not such coin is listed in the BMCRE vol. II later published, except a footnote questioning: "does the rev. legend .... occur with this reverse type?" Hence Ian Carradice omitting it from his thesis written in late '70's. At this moment I can only confirm the specimen from Leu 83 lot 751 struck from the same dies.