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A broken silver denarius of the Roman emperor Domitian with a reverse showing Salus Coin Type: Silver denarius of Domitian, Caesar 69-79 CE, Augustus 81-96 CE.
Mint and Date: Rome, 79 CE (to 24 June).
Size and Weight: 18mm, 2.65g
Obverse: CAESAR AVG F DO(MITIA)NUS COS VI
Laureate bust right.
Reverse: (PRINCE)PS IVVENTUTIS
Salus standing right, cross-legged, leaning on column with left elbow and holding out patera with left hand to feed snake grasped under right arm.
Ref: RCV (2000) 2642; RIC II 243, II (2007) 1084 (Vespasian).
BW Ref: 008 027 042
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