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Aureus - Domitian GERMANICVS COS XVII, Germania
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 95-96 |
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| Value | 1 Aureus = 25 Denarii |
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| Reverse description | The personification of Germania is depicted seated to the right on a large round shield, her figure rendered in a mournful, dejected posture symbolic of Roman conquest and subjugation. She is shown semi-draped, with her hair loosely arranged, and a broken spear lies diagonally beneath her in the lower field, emphasizing her defeat. The composition conveys Domitian's propagandistic claim of victory in the Germanic campaigns. The surrounding Latin legend occupies the periphery of the flan, and the overall design is characteristic of Flavian dynastic iconography celebrating military triumph. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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| Mintage | ND (95-96) |
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