Domitian Denarius A.D. 95 RIC II 773, BMCRE 226, RSC 286

IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P XIIII, laureate head right / IMP XXII COS XVII CENS P P P, Minerva standing left, holding spear in right hand, left hand on hip.
Maximum Diameter: 18 mm
Weight: 3.85 g

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Randygeki(h2)

[May 27, 2012 at 02:34 AM]

Very lifelike eyes

TheEmpireNeverEnded

[Dec 04, 2012 at 07:20 PM]

I love the brow and eyes, but that nostril hole makes me cringe.

David Atherton

[Dec 04, 2012 at 08:21 PM]

That "nostril hole" looks like a slip up during the engraving, which makes the coin more interesting, IMHO.

TheEmpireNeverEnded

[Dec 04, 2012 at 08:57 PM]

Haha, I do like your idea that it was some kind of engraver's folly, but I didn’t notice it for some reason until well after I owned it. It was one of those “once you see, you can’t unsee” things. Now it is the only feature of the coin that I am aware of. I no longer have a denarius, but an ancient large nostril.

Sosius

[Apr 11, 2013 at 12:40 AM]

Nah, the eyes make up for the odd nostril. It's a great coin.

David Atherton

[Apr 11, 2013 at 08:32 PM]

I've seen several denarii from the same time period with similar nostril holes - perhaps it is the work of one particular die cutter and not a "slip up" as I earlier stated?

TheEmpireNeverEnded

[Apr 13, 2013 at 03:49 AM]

It'd be very cool if that were the case.

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Domitian Denarius A.D. 95 RIC II 773, BMCRE 226, RSC 286

IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P XIIII, laureate head right / IMP XXII COS XVII CENS P P P, Minerva standing left, holding spear in right hand, left hand on hip. Maximum Diameter: 18 mm Weight: 3.85 g

IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P XIIII, laureate head right / IMP XXII COS XVII CENS P P P, Minerva standing left, holding spear in right hand, left hand on hip.
Maximum Diameter: 18 mm
Weight: 3.85 g