Aureus - Domitian P M TR POT IIII IMP VIII COS XI P P, Minerva

€251,688.00

Issuer	Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year	85
Type	Standard circulation coin
Value	1 Aureus = 25 Denarii
Currency	Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
Composition	Gold
Weight	7.7 g
Dimensions	21 mm
Thickness
Shape and Technique	Round (irregular) Hammered
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s)	RIC II.1#258, OCRE#ric.2_1(2).dom.258

Obverse description	Head of Domitian, laureate, right.
Obverse script	Latin
Obverse lettering	IMP CAES DOMITIANVS AVG GERMANIC (Translation: Supreme commander, Caesar, Domitian, emperor, conqueror of the Germans.)
Reverse description	Minerva standing right on top of rostral column, holding spear and shield; owl right.
Reverse script	Latin
Reverse lettering	P M TR POT IIII IMP VIII COS XI P P (Translation: High priest, holder of tribunician power for the fourth time, supreme commander for the eighth time, consul for the eleventh time, father of the nation.)
Edge
Mint
Mintage	ND (85) - -
Catalog ID	7997308810
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