Finest Known Example
360. Domitian, as Caesar, Æ Sestertius. Unknown Balkan Imperial mint, 80-81 AD. CAES DIVI AVG VESP F DOMITIANVS COS VII, laureate bust right / S C across field, Mars walking right, holding spear in right hand, trophy over left shoulder. RIC II 159 (Titus; Rome mint); RPC II 505 (Thrace); A. Burnett, "Regional Coinage in Thrace and Bithynia during the Flavian Period," Travaux Le Rider, pl. 8, 1, H. Cahn, "An Imperial Mint in Bithynia," INJ 8 (1984-5), 5, BMCRE -, BN 326 (Titus), Cohen 422. 26.90g, 35mm. VERY RARE GOOD EXTREMELY FINE
15000
A beautiful imperial bronze of impressive proportions and stunning detail. The portrait is rendered in exceptionally fine style, and the reverse depiction of Mars in heroic stance with his cloak billowing in the wind is of no less artistic merit. This piece has been perfectly preserved with the metal completely intact and with only a very thin patina, in some areas exposing the gorgeous golden orichalcum beneath. Besides being very rare, this example is also the finest of the type known to exist.
361. Domitian, as Caesar under Titus, Æ Sestertius. Rome, 80-81 AD. CAES DIVI AVG VESP F DOMITIAN COS VII, laureate bust right / SC, Minerva advancing right, brandishing spear & shield. RIC 157. 23.82g, 34mm. VERY FINE
450
362. Domitian Æ As. Rome, 86 AD. IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM COS XII CENS PER P P, laureate bust right, drapery on far shoulder / FORTVNAE AVGVSTI S-C, Fortuna standing left with rudder & cornucopiae. RIC 488. 10.10g, 29mm. GOOD EXTREMELY FINE
3000
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