Aureus - Domitian IMP XI COS XII CENS P P P, Minerva

€251,855.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year86
TypeStandard circulation coins
Value1 Aureus = 25 Denarii
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionGold
Weight7.43 g
Dimensions20 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC II.1#424, OCRE#ric.2_1(2).dom.424
Obverse descriptionHead of Domitian, laureate, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P V
(Translation: Imperator Caesar Domitianus Augustus Germanicus, Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Quinta. Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar, Domitian, emperor (Augustus), conqueror of the Germans, high priest, holder of tribunician power for the fifth time.)
Reverse descriptionMinerva advancing right, holding spear and shield.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringIMP XI COS XII CENS P P P
(Translation: Imperator Undecimum, Consul Duodecimum, Censor Perpetuus, Pater Patriae. Supreme commander (Imperator) for the eleventh time, consul for the twelfth time, censor for life, father of the nation.)
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MintageND (86)  - -
Catalog ID7581968190
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