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Denarius - Domitian IMP XXII COS XVII CENS P P P
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 95-96 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Laureate and draped bust of Domitian facing right, rendered in high relief with fine detail characteristic of late Flavian imperial portraiture. The emperor's effigy displays a wreath of laurel leaves crowning the head, with short curled hair visible at the nape and temples. The bust is truncated at the shoulder, showing drapery over the left shoulder. The circular Latin legend runs from the lower left around the upper field to the lower right, reading IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P XV. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Domitian's final imperial salutation — IMP XXII — was awarded in connection with campaigns on the Danubian frontier, though by 95 AD the emperor was increasingly isolated in Rome, his reign defined more by senatorial executions than military achievement. The COS XVII marks one of the longest-held consulships in the early imperial period; Domitian used repeated tenure as a tool of autocratic display rather than republican tradition.
He was assassinated in September 96 AD. The Senate immediately passed damnatio memoriae, and coins bearing his name were withdrawn and often overstruck — which explains why undamaged survivors of this final type see above-average attrition relative to earlier Domitianic issues.