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

€252,046.00

Issuer	Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year	88
Type	Standard circulation coin
Value	1 Sestertius = 1/4 Denarius
Currency	Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
Composition	Bronze
Weight	25.6 g
Dimensions	35 mm
Thickness
Shape and Technique	Round (irregular) Hammered
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s)	RIC II.1#613, OCRE#ric.2_1(2).dom.613

Obverse description	Bust of Domitian, laureate, right with aegis.
Obverse script	Latin
Obverse lettering	IMP 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 description	Domitian standing right over altar; victimarius with pig right; left, Tellus, holding cornucopiae, grain, and poppies, reclining right; flute and lyre players behind.
Reverse script	Latin
Reverse lettering	COS XIIII LVD SAEC FECIT S C (Translation: Consul for the 14th time, organiser of the Secular Games, decree of the senate.)
Edge
Mint
Mintage	ND (88) - -
Catalog ID	1628502850
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