Thanks Stevie!
I haven't always been a fan of
Domitian's
denarii. The same old
Minerva reverse wasn't really doing it for me and I know others found
his reverse designs boring. But in the past 2 years I've really taken a liking to
his coinage. The
portraits are actually some of the finest rendered with a wide variety of looks. When you come to know and understand the subtleties of the Imperial titles and acclamation's there are some real gems to be found.
This one however isn't
part of that so-called "boring"
Minerva series of coins. I've always wanted one of these for the iconic
eagle with spread wings on the
reverse and the
legend... IVPPITER
CONSERVATOR. Minted in 82/3 AD it's
part of the monetary reform to increase the
fineness of silver back to where it was under
Augustus. This one has fantastic
toning and although there is a small
crack in the
flan it doesn't detract from the details. In fact many of the ones I've seen over the years have similar cracks in the flans.
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-150795Sweet!