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42 Nummi Countermark, As of Domitian, 81-96
| Issuer | Ostrogothic Kingdom |
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| Year | 501-553 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | Laureate bust of Domitian facing right, surrounded by an Imperial titulature legend in Latin. An etched Ostrogothic countermark denoting the revaluation to 42 Nummi appears in the right field. The portrait retains the characteristic Roman imperial style of the Flavian period, though the host flan shows considerable wear consistent with extended secondary circulation. |
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| Reverse description | Jupiter standing facing left, nude but for a chlamys draped over his shoulder, holding a long sceptre in his left hand and a pileus in his right. The figure is rendered in the classical Roman style typical of Flavian-era bronzes. The senatorial SC mark appears in the field divided by the standing deity, flanked by the surrounding reverse legend. The surface carries a patina of green encrustation consistent with prolonged burial. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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