As - Domitian FELICITAS PVBLICA S C, Felicitas

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.