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RIC 343 Domitian
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AR Denarius, 3.34g
Rome mint, 85 AD
Obv: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P V; Head of Domitian, laureate, bearded, r.
Rev: IMP VIIII COS XI CENS POT P P; Minerva stg. r. on capital of rostral column, with spear and shield; to r., owl (M2)
RIC 343 (R2). BMC p. 317, *. RSC 187. BNC -.
Ex Harlan J Berk BBS 186, 21 August 2013, lot 229.
This rare denarius is part of the fifth issue of 85, minted soon after Domitian reformed the coinage a second time by slightly reducing the silver fineness to the Neronian standard.
A very handsome coin in hand struck on a large flan with a stylish portrait.
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