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RIC 0680 (V) Domitian denarius
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CAES AVG F DOMIT COS II
Laureate head of Domitian right
No legend
Domitian on horseback prancing left, right hand raised, holding human-headed (helmet) sceptre in left
Rome 73 CE
3.40g
RIC 680 Vespasian (C); Sear 2627
Ex-CNG eAuction 478 lot 395; Ex-Benito collection Ramon Saenz Heredia y Alonso
The reverse depicts Domitian participating in the Judaea Capta triumph of 71 A.D. He is, as Josephus described him, riding alongside in magnificent apparel and mounted on a horse that was itself a site worth seeing.
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