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As - Domitian PRINCIP IVVENT S C
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 75-76 |
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| Value | 1 As = 1⁄16 Denarii |
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| Obverse description | Bare-necked, laureate bust of Domitian facing right, rendered in bold relief with a youthful portrait typical of his pre-accession coinage under Vespasian. The facial features are clearly delineated, with the laurel wreath rendered in fine detail across the brow. A circular Latin legend runs along the periphery within a beaded border, identifying the subject as Caesar and consul. The portrait displays the characteristic Flavian dynastic style of the Rome mint workshops. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Struck under Vespasian while Domitian held the title Princeps Iuventutis — Prince of Youth — this as belongs to a series issued to legitimize Domitian's place in the Flavian succession. The title was a deliberate Augustan revival, first granted to Gaius and Lucius Caesar, and its application to Domitian was politically pointed: Vespasian had no intention of leaving the succession ambiguous after the civil war of 69 AD had shown what that ambiguity cost.
Domitian was around 24 at the time of issue and held no meaningful military command.