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RIC 537 Domitian
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Æ Dupondius, 9.30g
Rome mint, 87 AD
Obv: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P VI; Head of Domitian, radiate, bearded, r.
Rev: S C in centre; IMP XIIII COS XIII CENSOR PERPETVVS P P
RIC 537 (R). BMC -. BNC -.
Acquired from Numismática Prados, August 2022.
Rare instance of the full spelling of CENSOR PERPETVVS on Domitian's coinage. He assume the title censor perpetus in 85 and held it until the end of his reign and apparently exercised it with 'unprecedented zeal'. Unfortunately, because of the off-centre reverse, the pertinent part of the legend is off flan! Of note, the large S C reverse type makes its only appearance on Domitian's imperial coinage here. The radiate portrait without aegis variant is missing from both the BM and Paris collections.
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