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Quinarius - Domitian IMP XXI COS XV CENS P P P, Victory
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 90 |
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| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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| Mintage | ND (90) |
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Domitian held the title of Censor Perpetuus — Censor in Perpetuity — from 85 AD onward, an unprecedented concentration of moral and administrative authority that allowed him to reshape the Senate at will. The quinarius denomination itself was already something of an anachronism by the Flavian period, issued in small, targeted batches rather than for general circulation, which explains why survivors tend to appear in better condition than their sestertius or denarius contemporaries.
IMP XXI fixes this piece to a narrow window in 90 AD, cross-referenced against Domitian's imperatorial acclamations recorded in the fasti. RIC II.1 694 is scarce even by quinarius standards.