Sestertius - Domitian S C, Victory and Germania

€251,796.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year85
TypeStandard circulation coins
Value1 Sestertius = 1/4 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionBronze
Weight25.9 g
Dimensions35 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC II.1#365, OCRE#ric.2_1(2).dom.365
Obverse descriptionBust of Domitian, laureate, right with aegis.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM COS XI CENS POT P P
(Translation: Imperator Caesar Domitianus Augustus Germanicus, Consul Undecimum, Censoria Potestate, Pater Patriae. Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar, Domitian, emperor (Augustus), conqueror of the Germans, consul for the eleventh time, holder of censorial power, father of the nation.)
Reverse descriptionVictory standing right, resting foot on helmet, inscribing DE GER on shield attached to trophy; Germania seated right.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringS C
(Translation: Senatus Consultum. Decree of the senate.)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (85)  - -
Catalog ID6098646470
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