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Imperial Catalog:AUGUSTUS LIVA AGRIPPA NERO CLAUDIUS DRUSUS GERMANICUS AGRIPPINA I TIBERIUS DRUSUS ANTONIA CALIGULA CLAUDIUS I BRITANNICUS AGRIPPINA II NERO GALBA CLODIUS MACER OTHO VITELLIUS VESPASIAN DOMITILLA TITUS DOMITIAN DOMITIA JULIA TITI NERVA TRAJAN PLOTINA MARCIANA MATIDIA HADRIAN SABINA AELIUS ANTONINUS PIUS FAUSTINA I MARCUS AURELIUS FAUSTINA II LUCIUS VERUS LUCILLA COMMODUS CRISPINA PERTINAX DIDIUS JULIANUS MANLIA SCANTILLA DIDIA CLARA PESCENNIUS NIGER CLODIUS ALBINUS SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS JULIA DOMNA CARACALLA PLAUTILLA GETA MACRINUS DIADUMENIAN ELAGABALUS JULIA MAESA JULIA SOAEMIAS JULIA PAULA AQUILIA SEVERA ANNIA FAUSTINA SEVERUS ALEXANDER JULIA MAMAEA ORBIANA MAXIMINUS I PAULINA MAXIMUS GORDIAN I GORDIAN II BALBINUS PUPIENUS GORDIAN III TRANQUILLINA PHILIP I OTACILIA SEVERA PHILIP II PACATIAN JOTAPIAN TRAJAN DECIUS HERENNIA ETRUSCILLA HERENNIUS ETRUSCUS HOSTILIAN TREBONIANUS GALLUS VOLUSIAN AEMILIAN CORNELIA SUPERA SILBANNACUS URANIUS ANTONINUS VALERIAN I MARINIANA VALERIAN II GALLIENUS SALONINA SALONINUS REGALIANUS DRYANTILLA POSTUMUS LAELIANUS MARIUS VICTORINUS DOMITIAN II TETRICUS I TETRICUS II QUIETUS MACRIANUS CLAUDIUS II QUINTILLUS AURELIAN SEVERINA ZENOBIA VABALATHUS TACITUS FLORIAN PROBUS SATURNINUS CARUS CARINUS MAGNIA URBICA NIGRIAN NUMERIAN JULIAN I DIOCLETIAN MAXIMIAN CARAUSIUS ALLECTUS DOMITIUS DOMITIANUS CONSTANTIUS I THEODORA GALERIUS GALERIA VALERIA SEVERUS II MAXENTIUS ROMULUS CONSTANTINE I HELENA FAUSTA ALEXANDER LICINIUS I CONSTANTIA MAXIMINUS II LICINIUS II CRISPUS VALERIUS VALENS MARTINIAN CONSTANTINE II DELMATIUS HANNIBALLIANUS CONSTANS CONSTANTIUS II MAGNENTIUS DECENTIUS NEPOTIAN VETRANO CONSTANTIUS GALLUS JULIAN II JOVIAN VALENTINIAN I VALENS PROCOPIUS GRATIAN VALENTINIAN II THEODOSIUS I AELIA FLACCILLA MAGNUS MAXIMINUS FLAVIUS VICTOR EUGENIUS HONORIUS CONSTANTINE III CONSTANS II MAXIMINUS PRISCUS ATTALUS JOVINUS SABASTIANUS CONSTANTIUS III GALLA PLACIDIA JOHANNES VALENTINIAN III LICINIA EUDOXIA HONORIA PETRONIUS MAXIMINUS AVITUS MAJORIAN LIBIUS SEVERUS ANTHEMIUS EUPHEMIA ANICIUS OLYBRIUS GLYCERIUS JULIUS NEPOS ROMULUS AUGUSTUS ARCADIUS EUDOXIA PULCHERIA THEODOSIUS II EUDOCIA MARCIAN LEO I VERINA LEO II ZENO ARIADNE BASILISCUS ZENONIS LEONTIUS I ANASTASIUS I ANONYMOUS COINAGE
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Encyclopedia of Roman Imperial Coins by Rasiel
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Domitian. AD 81-96. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.30 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 90. Laureate head right / Minerva standing right, preparing to hurl spear and holding round shield. RIC II 689; RSC 261. Joe Geranio Collection- Anyone May Use as long as credit is given.
Domitian
was one of Vespasian 's sons and brother of Titus. Upon the death of
Titus, Domitian was given the title of Augustus and thus became the
emperor. Domitian campaigned extensively in Britain and present-day
Germany, ultimately being successful in both areas. He was also
intensely concerned with the soundness of the economy and frequently
revised tax laws to maximize the treasury 's income and kept tax
collectors busy round-the-clock. However, he did use these monies to
rebuild Rome which had been through two major fires and the construction
of many new building projects. For all
the good he did, Domitian was still hated by the Senate which was kept
on a short leash at all times. Suspicious of others by nature, anyone he
suspected of plotting against him was summarily executed. Not much
better fate befell any other government official suspected of embezzling
funds or conducting otherwise corrupt dealings. Another move which
earned him enemies was the fact that he legislated strict moral laws
while making no concessions in his own promiscuous affairs and other
eccentric behaviors. Like so many other emperors, Domitian was
assassinated in a plot that was left largely uninvestigated but that
many scholars believe his successor, Nerva, played a role in. With
a quarter century in power, the longest stay of any first century
ruler, there are plenty of coins left of Domitian. From humble sub-As
denominations to highly prized Aurei there is something available within
the reach of any collector 's budget. While
a Denarius is typically the most accessible coin, Domitian 's big copper
is also well represented and, except for the very well preserved
specimens, relatively affordable as well. Domitian
has a thing for the war goddess Minerva and the greater portion of his
surviving Denarii feature her in one of four predominant "poses". Like
other emperors of the period, the legends are normally comprised of
abbreviations of annually increasing titles which afford us an easy way
to date the coin to within a year of so of having been minted.
c) Apollo laureate, draped bust right, branch in front d) Minerva helmeted, draped bust right e) Rhinoceros advancing left f) Rhinoceros advancing right Types: 1) Aeternitas standing left, holding heads of sun and moon. 2) Aequitas standing left, holding scale and scepter. 3) Altar 4) Altar, eagle on either side 5) Altar, lit 6) Altar, priest on either side 7) Anchor, dolphin coiled around 8) Annona seated right, holding grain ears. 9)
Annona seated right, holding grain ears; boy to right also holding
grain ears and galley prow above, in background. 10) Baby seated on globe with outstretched arms; sevens stars in field 11) Branch. 12) Ceres seated left, holding grain ears and cornucopia 13) Ceres seated left, holding grain ears and torch 14)
Ceres seated left, holding grain ears and torch, modius on altar
behind; Annona standing right on left, resting arm on hip and holding
cornucopia. 15) Ceres standing left, holding grain ears and torch 16)
Cippus to left reading COS/XIIII/LVD/SAEC/FEC, candelabrum center and
herald to right, holding scepter and shield. 17) Concordia seated left, holding patera and cornucopia. 18) Cornucopia 19) Domitia draped bust right. 20) Domitian riding horse left, raising hand and holding scepter. 21) Domitian riding horse right, raising hand 22) Domitian riding horse right, spearing enemy. 23) Domitian riding quadriga left, holding branch and scepter. 24) Domitian seated left, offering gift to mother and child; temple behind them. 25) Domitian seated right, facing citizens pouring offerings; temple behind them. 26) Domitian standing left, holding Palladium 27) Domitian standing left, holding parazonium and spear; Rhine lying down to left. 28) Domitian standing left, holding scepter and spear, being crowned by Victory to right, holding palm. 29) Domitian standing left, holding scepter; kneeling captive to left, holding shield. 30)
Domitian standing left, sacrificing over altar, musicians playing to
right, Tellus lying down holding cornucopiae and citizen restraining
sacrificial pig. 31) Domitian standing left, sacrificing over altar, musicians playing; temple in background. 32) Domitian standing left, sacrificing over altar, two musicians playing to left; temple in background. 33)
Domitian standing left, sacrificing over altar, two musicians playing
and priest holding lamb to left; temple in background. 34)
Domitian standing left, sacrificing over altar, two musicians playing
and priest holding bull to left; temple in background. 35) Domitian standing left, sacrificing over altar; temple in background. 36) Domitian standing right, facing three kneeling citizens; temple behind them. 37) Domitian standing right, sacrificing over altar; three soldiers to right 38) Eagle between two standards. 39) Eagle perched on branch with wreath in beak. 40) Eagle perched on thunderbolt. 41) Felicitas standing left, holding caduceus and cornucopia 42) Felicitas standing left, leaning on cippus, holding branch and caduceus. 43) Fides standing left, holding fruit basket and grain ears. 44) Fides standing right, holding fruit basket and grain ears. 45) Fortuna seated left, holding rudder and cornucopia. 46) Fortuna standing left, holding rudder and cornucopia. 47) Fruit basket 48) Germania seated right, resting head on hand. 49) Germania seated right, resting head on hand; broken spear below. 50) Grain ears 51) Hands, in handshake, holding standard on galley prow 52) Helmet, shield and tree. 53) Herald advancing left, holding scepter and shield. 54) Judea seated by trophy and soldier. 55) Jupiter seated left, holding thunderbolt and scepter. 56) Jupiter seated left, holding Victory and scepter. 57) Jupiter standing left, holding thunderbolt and scepter. 58) Jupiter standing, facing, holding thunderbolt and scepter. 59) Legend SC. 60) Lyre. 61) Mars advancing left, holding Victory and trophy. 62) Mars advancing right, holding spear and trophy. 63) Mercury advancing left, holding eagle and caduceus. 64) Minerva advancing right, aiming spear and holding shield. 65) Minerva helmeted, cuirassed bust left, holding scepter over shoulder 66) Minerva helmeted, cuirassed bust left. 67) Minerva helmeted bust right. 68) Minerva standing left, holding spear. 69) Minerva standing left, holding thunderbolt and spear; shield to right 70) Minerva standing left, holding Victory and spear with shield. 71) Minerva standing right on galley prow, aiming spear and holding shield; owl to lower right. 72) Minerva standing right on galley prow, aiming spear and holding shield. 73) Minerva standing right, aiming spear and holding shield. 74) Minerva, winged, advancing left, holding javelin and shield. 75) Modius with grain ears 76) Moneta standing left, holding scale and cornucopia. 77) Owl standing left. 78) Owl standing right. 79) Pax diademed, draped bust right. 80) Pax standing left, holding branch and cornucopia. 81) Pax standing left, holding caduceus and branch. 82) Pax standing left, holding cornucopia and setting fire to pile of weapons with torch. 83) Pegasus advancing right. 84) Raven perched left on branch. 85) Raven perched right on branch. 86) Rhinoceros advancing left. 87) Rhinoceros advancing right. 88) Roma seated left, holding wreath and parazonium. 89) Salus seated left, holding grain ears. 90) Salus standing right, leaning on column and with legs crossed, feeding snake. 91) Shields and various weapons. 92) Shields crossed in front of vexillum. 93) Shrine with (4) columns 94) Spes advancing left, holding flower and raising skirt. 95) Standards (3) 96) Temple with (2) columns, Jupiter(?) seated within.; two Victories on either side of temple. 97) Temple with (4) columns; Cybele standing within. 98) Temple with (4) columns; Juno, Jupiter and Minerva in center. 99) Temple with (4) columns; Jupiter(?) seated within, two standing aides either side. 100) Temple with (4) columns; Minerva within, holding shield and javelin, advancing right. 101) Temple with (4) columns; Serapis seated within holding patera and scepter. 102) Temple with (4) columns; Vesta standing within, another staute on either side, each holding a scepter 103) Temple with (6) columns; Jupiter(?) seated within, two standing aides either side. 104) Temple with (8) columns; Jupiter(?) seated within. 105) Throne with grain ears 106) Throne with helmet 107) Throne with thunderbolt. 108) Titus seated left, holding branch and scepter; altar in front. 109) Altar, dolphin above. 110) Altar, globe above. 111) Altar, snakes coiled around it. 112) Triumph arch adorned with elephants. 113) Trophy, seated captive on either side 114) Trophy; standing captive to right and seated captive to left. 115) Vesta seated left, holding Palladium and scepter. 116) Victory advancing left, holding shield reading SPQR. 117) Victory advancing right, holding branch. 118) Victory advancing right, holding eagle with both hands. 119) Victory advancing right, holding wreath and palm. 120) Victory seated left, holding wreath and palm. 121) Victory standing left on globe, holding wreath and trophy. 122) Victory standing left, touching standard and holding palm. 123) Victory standing right, stepping on helmet, touching trophy reading DE GER; seated captive at base of trophy. 124) Virtus standing left, stepping on helmet, holding parazonium and spear. 125) Virtus standing right, stepping on helmet, holding parazonium and spear. 126) Winged caduceus. 127) Wolf standing left, suckling Romulus and Remus; boat below. 128) Wreath over two chairs. 129) Wreath, cippus within reading LVD / SAEC / FEC; COS XIIII across fields. 130) Wreath, goat standing left within 131) Wreath, SC within. AU Aureus Reference(s) 1) B1, O028, R042, T023 RIC II 185a, BMC 213 2) B4, O002, R110, T102 RIC II 230 ( Vespasian) 3) B4, O002, R116, T020 RIC II 232 ( Vespasian), C 663 4) B4, O003, R087, T094 RIC II 232 ( Vespasian), C 374 5) B4, O015, R010, T015 RIC II 248 ( Vespasian), C 29 6) B4, O015, R015, T127 RIC II 241 ( Vespasian), C 50 7) B4, O015, R116, T018 RIC II 237 ( Vespasian), C 46 8) B4, O028, R040, T049 RIC II 127, BMC 143, C 148 9) B4, O028, R041, T069 RIC II 163, BMC 171, C 150 10) B4, O028, R042, T049 RIC II 184, BMC 211, C 163 11) B4, O048, R049, T049 RIC II 66b, BMC 81, C 182 12) B4, O079, R072, T040 RIC II 40, BMC 51, C 319 13) B4, O079, R101, T003 RIC II 19, C 576 14) B4, O079, R109, T065 RIC II 33, C 607 15) B4, O085, R031, T019 RIC II 210, BMC 58, C 3 AR Tetradrachm 16) B4, O060, R024, T095 RIC II 223 17) B4, O074, R116, T095 RIC II 226, C 667 18) B4, O084, R116, T095 RIC II 227, C 668 AR Denarius 19) B2, O030, R011, T012 Exe: EPE RIC II 348 ( Vespasian), C 38 20) B2, O030, R078, T079 Exe: EPE RIC II 350 ( Vespasian), C 337 21) B3, O021, R087, T090 22) B4, O001, R014, T083 23) B4, O002, R116, T020 Legend starts left field, clockwise RIC II 232 ( Vespasian), C 664 24) B4, O002, R116, T020 Legend starts right field, counter-clockwise RIC II 232 ( Vespasian), C 664 25) B4, O003, R086, T094 RIC II 233 ( Vespasian), C 375 26) B4, O015, R010, T015 RIC II 248 ( Vespasian), C 30 27) B4, O015, R014, T083 RIC II 238 ( Vespasian), C 47 28) B4, O015, R015, T127 RIC II 241 ( Vespasian), C 51 29) B4, O015, R116, T021 RIC II 242 ( Vespasian) 30) B4, O021, R087, T051 RIC II 246 ( Vespasian), C 393 31) B4, O021, R087, T090 RIC II 239 ( Vespasian), C 382 32) B4, O021, R087, T115 RIC II 244 ( Vespasian), C 378 33) B4, O021, R087, T140 RIC II 245 ( Vespasian), C 389 34) B4, O022, R087, T051 RIC II 45 ( Titus), C 395 35) B4, O022, R087, T064 RIC II 41 ( Titus) corrected 36) B4, O022, R087, T106 RIC II 47 ( Titus) 37) B4, O023, R087, T005 RIC II 50 ( Titus) 38) B4, O023, R087, T106 RIC II 51 ( Titus) 39) B4, O023, R087, T130 RIC II 49 ( Titus), C 390 40) B4, O048, R048, T048 41) B4, O048, R048, T071 42) B4, O048, R049, T048 RIC II 66b, C 183 43) B4, O049, R050, T071 44) B4, O049, R051, T064 RIC II 73, C 194 45) B4, O049, R052, T064 RIC II 79 46) B4, O050, R052, T067 47) B4, O050, R052, T069 RIC II 86 48) B4, O050, R055, T069 RIC II 93, C 215 49) B4, O050, R055, T071 RIC II 92 50) B4, O051, R055, T064 RIC II 100 51) B4, O051, R055, T068 RIC II 102, C 222 52) B4, O051, R055, T069 RIC II 101 53) B4, O052, R022, T053 RIC II 117 54) B4, O052, R058, T064 RIC II 137, C 252 55) B4, O052, R058, T068 RIC II 140, C 250 56) B4, O052, R058, T071 RIC II 138, C 253 57) B4, O052, R064, T069 58) B4, O052, R116, T016 RIC II 116, C 73 59) B4, O052, R116, T129 RIC II 115, C 70 60) B4, O054, R064, T064 RIC II 147, C 261 61) B4, O054, R064, T068 RIC II 150, C 259 62) B4, O054, R064, T071 RIC II 148, C 262 63) B4, O055, R064, T064 RIC II 152, C 265 64) B4, O055, R064, T068 RIC II 155, C 263 65) B4, O055, R064, T069 RIC II 154, C 264 66) B4, O055, R064, T071 RIC II 153 67) B4, O056, R064, T064 RIC II 157, C 270 68) B4, O056, R064, T068 RIC II 159, C 267 69) B4, O056, R064, T069 RIC II 158, C 268 70) B4, O056, R065, T064 RIC II 166, C 273 71) B4, O056, R065, T068 RIC II 169, C 271 72) B4, O056, R065, T069 RIC II 168, C 272 73) B4, O056, R065, T071 RIC II 167, C 274 74) B4, O057, R065, T064 RIC II 172, C 281 75) B4, O057, R065, T069 RIC II 173, C 279 76) B4, O057, R066, T068 RIC II 174, C 278 77) B4, O058, R066, T064 RIC II 175, C 283b 78) B4, O058, R066, T068 RIC II 178, C 282 79) B4, O058, R066, T069 RIC II 177, C 283 80) B4, O058, R066, T071 RIC II 176, C 284 81) B4, O059, R066, T064 C 284c 82) B4, O059, R066, T064 RIC II 179 83) B4, O059, R067, T068 RIC II 189, C 286 84) B4, O059, R067, T069 RIC II 188, C 287 85) B4, O059, R067, T071 RIC II 186 86) B4, O061, R067, T063 RIC II 196, C 295 87) B4, O061, R067, T064 RIC II 190, C 292 88) B4, O061, R067, T068 RIC II 193, C 290 89) B4, O061, R067, T069 RIC II 192, C 291 90) B4, O061, R067, T071 RIC II 191, C 293 91) B4, O065, R057, T064 RIC II 107, C 235 92) B4, O073, R116, T064 RIC II 131, C 246 93) B4, O079, R018, T007 RIC II 14, C 63 94) B4, O079, R028, T010 RIC II 209a 95) B4, O079, R072, T040 RIC II 40 96) B4, O079, R093, T089 RIC II 41, C 412 97) B4, O079, R099, T003 RIC II 19, C 577 98) B4, O079, R099, T007 RIC II 20, C 568 99) B4, O079, R099, T064 RIC II 22, C 560 100) B4, O079, R099, T105 RIC II 15 101) B4, O079, R099, T107 RIC II 16, C 575 102) B4, O079, R099, T109 RIC II 21 103) B4, O079, R099, T128 RIC II 18, C 571 104) B4, O079, R101, T107 RIC II 24, C 597 105) B4, O079, R103, T067 RIC II 28, C 593 106) B4, O079, R103, T069 RIC II 31 107) B4, O079, R103, T105 RIC II 25, C 596 108) B4, O079, R103, T109 RIC II 27, C 594 109) B4, O079, R103, T128 RIC II 26, C 595 110) B4, O079, R106, T064 111) B4, O079, R106, T068 RIC II 38, C 601 112) B4, O079, R109, T046 RIC II 32, C 610 113) B4, O084, R098, T007 RIC II 4, C 552 114) B4, O084, R098, T105 RIC II 2 115) B4, O084, R098, T128 RIC II 5, C 553 AE Sestertius 117) B4, O005, R081, T080 RIC II 155b (II, Titus) 118) B4, O005, R116, T062 RIC II 159 (II, Titus), C 422 119) B4, O005, R116, T064 RIC II 157a (II, Titus) 120) B4, O007, R116, T064 RIC II 157d (II, Titus) 121) B4, O019, R116, T094 RIC II 714 (II, Vespasian), C 450 122) B4, O038, R116, T037 RIC II 288a 123) B4, O038, R004, T014 Exe: SC RIC II 277b, C 18 124) B4, O042, R070, T056 Exe: SC RIC II 342b, C 311 125) B4, O043, R070, T056 Exe: SC RIC II 358 126) B4, O043, R116, T028 Exe: SC RIC II 363, C 512 127) B4, O044, R070, T056 Exe: SC RIC II 388, C 314 128) B4, O044, R116, T028 Exe: SC RIC II 390, C 513 129) B4, O045, R116, T056 Exe: SC RIC II 401, C 315 130) B4, O046, R116, T056 Exe: SC RIC II 412, C 316 131) B4, O069, R116, T029 RIC II 258 132) B4, O069, R117, T035 RIC II 256, C 491 133) B4, O070, R116, T027 RIC II 286, C 504 AE Dupondius 134) B7, O041, R038, T046 RIC II 326a, C 123 135) B7, O041, R116, T061 RIC II 328, C 432 136) B7, O041, R116, T092 RIC II 329, C 538 137) B7, O045, R038, T046 RIC II 405, C 133 138) B7, O045, R115, T125 RIC II 406, C 659 139) B7, O050, R056, T059 140) B7, O053, R022, T033 RIC II 381, C 87 141) B7, O069, R003, T009 Exe: SC RIC II 262, C 11 142) B7, O069, R035, T043 RIC II 263 AE As 143) B4, O004, R010, T015 RIC II 165c (II, Titus) 144) B4, O004, R116, T069 RIC II 169b (II, Titus), C 442 145) B4, O005, R011, T017 Exe: SC RIC II 166b (II, Titus), C 39 146) B4, O011, R088, T020 RIC II 716 (II, Vespasian), C 402 147) B4, O016, R112, T122 Exe: SC 148) B4, O034, R116, T118 RIC II 242b 149) B4, O035, R100, T064 RIC II 242a 150) B4, O038, R074, T076 RIC II 301b 151) B4, O040, R095, T093 RIC II 304a, C 418 152) B4, O040, R115, T125 153) B4, O042, R115, T125 RIC II 356b, C 651 154) B4, O044, R075, T076 RIC II 395, C 332 155) B4, O045, R038, T046 RIC II 407 156) B4, O045, R038, T076 RIC II 408 157) B4, O046, R115, T125 RIC II 424a, C 660 158) B4, O053, R022, T032 RIC II 385a, C 85 159) B4, O068, R095, T093 RIC II 251 160) B4, O069, R095, T093 RIC II 272, C 417 161) B6, O011, R034, T041 RIC II 710 (II, Vespasian) 162) B6, O017, R001, T002 RIC II 694a (II, Vespasian) 163) B6, O017, R034, T041 RIC II 695a (II, Vespasian), C 98 164) B6, O020, R116, T020 Statue Of Emperor Domitian- Joe Geranio
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