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| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 85 |
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| Weight | 10.5 g |
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| Obverse lettering | IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM COS XI CENS POT P P (Translation: Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar, Domitian, emperor (Augustus), conqueror of the Germans, consul for the eleventh time, holder of censorial power, father of the nation) |
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| Reverse lettering | S C (Translation: Decree of the senate) |
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Domitian's 85 AD bronze issues fall within his systematic reorganization of the Roman weight standard — he had restored the denarius to Neronian silver purity the previous year, and the accompanying recalibration of the aes coinage reflected the same administrative ambition. The SC notation reflects senatorial authorization, though by Domitian's reign that formality masked an emperor who was consolidating personal control over every arm of Roman government with increasing aggression.