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Aureus - Domitian P M TR POT III IMP V COS X P P
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 84 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Reverse description | A Roman eagle stands facing, with wings spread wide and head turned to the right, depicted in bold high relief at the center of the field. The bird stands upon a low ground line, its powerful talons and feathered plumage rendered with considerable detail characteristic of Flavian die engravers. The circular legend P M TR POT III IMP V COS X P P surrounds the type, separated from the design by a fine beaded inner border. The composition is enclosed within a dotted border running along the coin's periphery. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Domitian's tribunician dating places this aureus firmly in 84 AD, the year he assumed his tenth consulship — a rapid accumulation of offices he used deliberately to project permanence and dynastic legitimacy after the instability of 69. The IMP V acclamation recorded here reflects campaigns on the Rhine frontier, where Domitian took personal command against the Chatti, a decision that drew senatorial scorn but genuine military results.
Suetonius and later sources hostile to Domitian systematically undercut his military record, yet the Chattan war produced a real frontier reorganization, including new limes construction. The fifth imperatorial salutation on this coin dates to that campaign's formal conclusion.