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Denarius - Domitian IMP XIIII COS XIIII CENS P P P, Minerva
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 88 |
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| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
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| Obverse description | Laureate head of Domitian facing right, with finely rendered curled hair and aegis at the base of the truncation. The emperor's portrait displays the characteristic Flavian style with strong facial features and a prominent jaw. The encircling Latin legend reads IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P VII, arranged continuously around the periphery of the flan. The field is smooth and unadorned, with the bust occupying a commanding central position. The die work reflects the high standard of the Rome Mint under the Flavian dynasty. |
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| Obverse lettering | IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERMAN P M TR P VII (Translation: Imperator Caesar Domitianus Augustus Germanicus, Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Septima. Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar, Domitian, emperor (Augustus), conqueror of the Germans, high priest, holder of tribunician power for the seventh time.) |
| Reverse description | Minerva, goddess of wisdom and warfare, depicted standing facing left in the centre of the field, clad in a long chiton and wearing a crested helmet. She holds an upright spear in her right hand and rests her left hand on her hip, with a round shield set at her feet to the left. The figure is rendered in a classical, frontal contrapposto stance characteristic of Domitianic reverse types. The surrounding legend IMP XIIII COS XIIII CENS P P P runs around the periphery, enumerating Domitian's imperial acclamations and civic titles. The plain exergue is devoid of mintmark, consistent with Rome Mint production of this period. |
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