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Cistophorus - Domitian
| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
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| Year | 82 |
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| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Cistophori were a distinctly eastern denomination, struck exclusively at mints in Asia Minor — Ephesus almost certainly in this case — and valued at three denarii within Rome's monetary system. Domitian revived the series after a gap under Vespasian and Titus, issuing cistophori in 82 AD as part of a broader administrative consolidation of the eastern provinces following his accession the previous year.
The type is scarce relative to his denarius output. RIC II.1 lists only a handful of cistophoric types for Domitian's entire reign.