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A holed silver denarius of the Roman emperor Domitian with a reverse showing a herald Coin Type: Holed silver denarius of Domitian, Caesar 69-79 CE, Augustus 81-96 CE.
Mint and Date: Rome, 14 September - 31 December 88 CE.
Size and Weight: 16mm x 18mm, 3.19g
Obverse: (IMP) CAES DOMIT AVG (GERM P M TR P VIII)
Laureate head right.
Reverse: COS XIIII LVD SAEC FEC
Herald wearing feathered cap, advancing left, wand in right hand, shield [decorated with helmeted bust of Minerva] on left arm.
Provenance: shamoshay (eBay), July 2009
Ref: RCV (2000) 2723; RIC II 117, II (2007) 596.
BW Ref: 018 053 142
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