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a copper as of the Roman emperor Domitian with a reverse showing Virtus with spear and parazonium Coin Type: Copper as of Domitian, Caesar 69-79 CE, Augustus 81-96 CE.
Mint and Date: Rome, 90-91 CE.
Size and Weight: 23mm, 10.4g
Obverse: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM COS XV CENS PER P P
Laureate head right.
Reverse: VIRTVTI AVGVSTI S C
Virtus standing right wearing crested helmet, left foot on a helmet, holding a spear and parazonium.
Provenance: scintergold (eBay), June 2007
Ref: RCV (2000) 2817; RIC II 397, II (2007) 709.
BW Ref: 017 032 113
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