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Cistophorus - Domitian AVG GERM
| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
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| Year | 95 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Laureate head of Emperor Domitian facing right, rendered in high relief with finely detailed hair and laurel wreath. The portrait displays the characteristic Flavian dynastic style, with a strong profile and naturalistic modeling of facial features. The encircling legend reads IMP CAES DOMITIANVS, distributed around the periphery of the flan. The portrait occupies the majority of the obverse field, consistent with the cistophoric coinage tradition of Asia Minor. |
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| Reverse description | A upright bundle of six corn ears, their heads fanning outward at the top and their stalks bound together at the base, set against a plain field. The design evokes Ceres and the agricultural prosperity of the empire, a motif well established on cistophoric issues of the Flavian period. The abbreviated legend AVG GERM is divided by the central bundle, with AVG to the left and GERM to the right. The overall composition is bold and symmetrical, characteristic of the eastern mint cistophoric series struck under Domitian. |
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| Mintage | ND (95) |
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