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

€252,046.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year88
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Sestertius = 1/4 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionBronze
Weight25.6 g
Dimensions35 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationVariable alignment ↺
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC II.1#613, OCRE#ric.2_1(2).dom.613
Obverse descriptionBust of Domitian, laureate, right with aegis.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P VIII CENS PER P P
(Translation: Supreme commander, Caesar, Domitian, emperor, conqueror of the Germans, high priest, holder of tribunician power for the eighth time, censor for life, father of the nation.)
Reverse descriptionDomitian standing right over altar; victimarius with pig right; left, Tellus, holding cornucopiae, grain, and poppies, reclining right; flute and lyre players behind.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringCOS XIIII LVD SAEC FECIT S C
(Translation: Consul for the 14th time, organiser of the Secular Games, decree of the senate.)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (88)  - -
Catalog ID1628502850
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