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Denarius - Domitian IMP XXII COS XVII CENS P P P, Minerva
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 95 |
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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, rendered with characteristic Flavian portraiture featuring a broad neck and pronounced facial features. The emperor's effigy is depicted with a draped and cuirassed bust, presented in a confident three-quarter perspective typical of late Domitianic coinage. The surrounding circular legend reads IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P XIIII, distributed around the full circumference of the flan. The die work displays the authoritative style of the Rome mint during Domitian's final years of reign. The flan is slightly irregular at the edges, as is characteristic of hand-struck Roman imperial silver coinage. |
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| Reverse description | Standing figure of Minerva, goddess of wisdom and war, depicted in full length facing left in her role as Domitian's divine patron and protectress. She wears a helmet and long chiton, holding a thunderbolt or spear in her raised right hand and a vertical spear or sceptre in her left, with a round shield resting at her feet or against her left side. The reverse type corresponds to RIC II.1 772, one of the standard Minerva reverse variants frequently employed on Domitianic denarii. The circular legend IMP XXII COS XVII CENS P P P is distributed around the periphery of the flan. The relief is moderately worn but the goddess's stance, attributes, and drapery folds remain clearly legible. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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