Quadrans IMP DOMIT AVG GERM

Domitian's quadrans issues of the early 80s AD are among the few Roman imperial bronzes deliberately struck without the emperor's name on the obverse — an unusual suppression of ego for a ruler historically associated with demanding divine honors. The anonymity was likely intentional, keeping the fractional coinage politically neutral for everyday transactions at a time when Domitian was tightening his grip on public imagery across other denominations.

RIC II.1 250 is specifically catalogued under the revised second edition, which substantially reorganized Flavian quadrantes that earlier scholarship had inadequately distinguished by die pairing.