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RIC 0680 Domitian as Caesar [Vespasian]
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AR Denarius, 3.15g
Rome mint, 73 AD
Obv: CAES AVG F DOMIT COS II; Head of Domitian, laureate, bearded, r.
Rev: No legend; Domitian on horse l.; r. hand raised, sceptre in l.
RIC 680 (C). BMC 129. RSC 664. BNC 105.
Ex Harlan J Berk BBS 146, 29 November 2005, lot 363.
A reverse type issued only for Domitian, most likely a reference to his part in the Judaean triumph of Vespasian and Titus.
"while taking part in the Judaean triumph, he rode on a white horse, the conventional mount for young princes on such occasions." (Suetonius, Domitian, ii)
A scarce coin of Domitian's part in a very important event in Flavian history. Nice portait with some of the beard still intact and a lively horse on the reverse!
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