RIC 111 Domitian

Æ As, 11.98g
Rome mint, 82 AD
Obv: IMP CAES DIVI VESP F DOMITIAN AVG P M; Head of Domitian, laureate, bearded, l.
Rev: TR P COS VIII DES VIIII P P; S C in field; Minerva adv. r., with spear and shield
RIC 111 (C3). BMC 283. BNC 291.
Acquired from JAZ Numismatics, April 2022.

Minerva's prominence on Domitian's coinage first showed up on his early bronzes struck in 81-82 before she dominated the denarii. This very common as from early 82 is typical of these initial bronze issues featuring a decent to fine style portrait and a standard cult image of Minerva on the reverse.