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As - Domitian FELICITAS PVBLICA S C, Felicitas
| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
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| Year | 73-74 |
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| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Standing figure of Felicitas, the personification of happiness and prosperity, depicted in full length facing left. She holds a caduceus in her right hand and a cornucopiae in her left, the two attributes emblematic of peace and abundance. The senatorial mark of value S C (Senatus Consultum) appears in the field to either side of the figure, affirming the senate's authority over bronze coinage. The reverse legend is distributed around the periphery of the flan. The style is consistent with Flavian dynastic reverse types emphasizing the blessings of imperial rule. |
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This as belongs to a run struck in Domitian's name as Caesar under Vespasian, during a period when the Flavian dynasty was actively consolidating legitimacy after the chaos of 69 AD. The FELICITAS PVBLICA type — invoking public happiness and prosperity — was a deliberate propaganda choice, projecting Flavian stability just four years after four emperors had cycled through power in a single year. Domitian was not yet emperor; he would not succeed his brother Titus until 81 AD, making these early issues part of a dynastic projection rather than independent rule.