Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
Denarius - Domitian P M TR POT III IMP V COS X P P
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
|---|---|
| Year | 84 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Log in to see details |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | A standing eagle displayed at centre, wings spread and head turned sharply to the right, rendered with finely detailed feathering across the breast and wings in the accomplished Flavian die-cutting style. The bird stands on a plain ground line, its talons gripping the surface with naturalistic tension, and no thunderbolt or wreath is depicted beneath — consistent with RIC II.1 type 200. The surrounding Latin legend P M TR POT III IMP V COS X P P is distributed around the periphery of the irregularly shaped flan. The field is plain and unadorned, drawing full attention to the powerful central device. The composition is a standard Domitianic reverse type associating imperial authority with the Jovian eagle. |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information |
Domitian's tenth consulship, marked here in the obverse legend, coincided with his aggressive reassertion of imperial authority following the revolts of Saturninus and the campaigns in Germania. The tribunician power count of III and imperatorial salutation of V allow this piece to be dated precisely to 84 AD — a year in which Domitian also raised legionary pay for the first time since Augustus, a fiscally significant move that strained the treasury and may have contributed to later debasement pressures on the silver coinage.