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Denarius - Domitian IMP VIIII COS XI CENS POT P P, Minerva
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 85 |
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| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
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| Obverse lettering | IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P IIII (Translation: Imperator Caesar Domitianus Augustus Germanicus, Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Tertia. Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar, Domitian, emperor (Augustus), conqueror of the Germans, high priest, holder of tribunician power for the third time.) |
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| Mintage | ND (85) |
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Domitian's censorial powers, reflected in the CENS POT titulature on this issue, were assumed in 85 AD as part of his broader consolidation of personal authority — he eventually declared himself perpetual censor, a title no previous emperor had held. That same year saw the reorganization of the German frontier legions following costly Chattan campaigns, and the mint at Rome was under pressure to produce substantial silver coinage to fund both military and building programs. RIC II.1 #332 falls within a tightly sequenced group differentiated by imperial titulature increments, making precise dating within 85 possible.