Semis - Domitian S C

The semis denomination saw deliberate revival under the Flavians after decades of near-abandonment — Vespasian and then Domitian reintroduced the smaller bronze fractions partly to address a chronic shortage of low-value coinage in the western provinces. By 84–85, Domitian was also recalibrating the bronze coinage more broadly, adjusting weights in a series of reforms that distinguish his early from his later aes issues. RIC II.1 232 falls within that reforming window.