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

€251,876.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year86
TypeStandard circulation coins
Value1 Aureus = 25 Denarii
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionGold
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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Reference(s) RIC II.1#445, OCRE#ric.2_1(2).dom.445
Obverse descriptionHead of Domitian, laureate, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P VI
(Translation: Imperator Caesar Domitianus Augustus Germanicus, Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Sexta. Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar, Domitian, emperor (Augustus), conqueror of the Germans, high priest, holder of tribunician power for the sixth time.)
Reverse descriptionMinerva standing right on top of rostral column, holding spear and shield; owl right.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringIMP XII COS XII CENS P P P
(Translation: Imperator Duodecimum, Consul Duodecimus, Censor Perpetuus, Pater Patriae. Supreme commander (Imperator) for the twelfth time, consul for the twelfth time, censor for life, father of the nation.)
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MintageND (86)  - -
Catalog ID3230935490
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