Sestertius - Domitian COS XIIII LVD SAEC FEC S C, Tellus

€252,047.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year88
TypeStandard circulation coins
Value1 Sestertius = 1/4 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionBronze
Weight24.6 g
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC II.1#614, OCRE#ric.2_1(2).dom.614
Obverse descriptionBust of Domitian, laureate, right with aegis.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P VIII CENS PER
(Translation: Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar, Domitian, emperor (Augustus), conqueror of the Germans, high priest, holder of tribunician power for the eighth time, censor for life.)
Reverse descriptionDomitian standing right over altar; victimarius with pig right; Tellus, holding cornucopiae, grain, and poppies, reclining right; flute and lyre players behind.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringCOS XIIII LVD SAEC FEC S C
(Translation: Consul for the 14th time, organiser of the Secular Games, decree of the senate.)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (88)  - -
Catalog ID4859744770
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