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Denarius - Domitian IMP XXI COS XV CENS P P P, Minerva
| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
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| Year | 90 |
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| Value | 1 Denarius |
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| Obverse description | Laureate head of the emperor Domitian facing right, rendered in high relief with characteristic portrait features of the Flavian dynasty. The neck is bare and the portrait exhibits the compact, broad facial structure typical of official Domitianic coinage from the Rome mint. The surrounding field is slightly concave and shows the irregular flan shape common to hammered silver issues of the period. The legend runs clockwise around the periphery in incuse Latin capitals. |
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| Reverse description | Minerva, helmeted and draped, standing right atop a rostral column decorated with the rams of captured warships, brandishing a spear in her right hand and bearing a round shield on her left arm. An owl, the sacred bird of Minerva, perches to the right at the base of the column. This reverse type belongs to the so-called Minerva series, a hallmark of Domitianic coinage reflecting the emperor's personal devotion to the goddess. The legend is disposed around the periphery in two registers. |
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| Mintage | ND (90) |
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