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RIC 1290 Domitian as Caesar [Vespasian]
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Æ As, 10.03g
Lyon mint, 77-78 AD
Obv: CAESAR AVG F DOMITIANVS COS V; Head of Domitian, laureate, bearded, r.; globe at point of bust
Rev: S C in field; Spes stg. l., with flower
RIC 1290 (C3). BMC 873. BNC 885.
Acquired from Redoubt Numismatics, eBay, April 2020.
The Flavian provincial branch mint at Lugdunum (modern Lyon) resumed production in 77-78 after a lengthy hiatus, presumably to address a bronze coinage shortage in the Western provinces. Coins were issued for Vespasian and both of his sons, with reverse types often shared between them. By far the most common type struck for Domitian Caesar was Spes, the goddess of hope. She is seen in her standard pose with lifted skirt and holding a flower, probably based on a familiar cult image.
A handsome portrait in good Lugdunese style.
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![RIC 1290 Domitian as Caesar [Vespasian]
Æ As, 10.03g
Lyon mint, 77-78 AD
Obv: CAESAR AVG F DOMITIANVS COS V; Head of Domitian, laureate, bearded, r.; globe at point of bust
Rev: S C in field; Spes stg. l., with flower
RIC 1290 (C3). BMC 873. BNC 885.
Acquired from Redoubt Numismatics, eBay, April 2020.
The Flavian provincial branch mint at Lugdunum (modern Lyon) resumed production in 77-78 after a lengthy hiatus, presumably to address a bronze coinage shortage in the Western provinces. Coins were issued for Vespasian and both of his sons, with reverse types often shared between them. By far the most common type struck for Domitian Caesar was Spes, the goddess of hope. She is seen in her standard pose with lifted skirt and holding a flower, probably based on a familiar cult image.
A handsome portrait in good Lugdunese style.](albums/userpics/11162/normal_V1290a.jpg "Click to view full size image
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RIC 1290 Domitian as Caesar [Vespasian]
Æ As, 10.03g
Lyon mint, 77-78 AD
Obv: CAESAR AVG F DOMITIANVS COS V; Head of Domitian, laureate, bearded, r.; globe at point of bust
Rev: S C in field; Spes stg. l., with flower
RIC 1290 (C3). BMC 873. BNC 885.
Acquired from Redoubt Numismatics, eBay, April 2020.
The Flavian provincial branch mint at Lugdunum (modern Lyon) resumed production in 77-78 after a lengthy hiatus, presumably to address a bronze coinage shortage in the Western provinces. Coins were issued for Vespasian and both of his sons, with reverse types often shared between them. By far the most common type struck for Domitian Caesar was Spes, the goddess of hope. She is seen in her standard pose with lifted skirt and holding a flower, probably based on a familiar cult image.
A handsome portrait in good Lugdunese style.")
