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Sestertius - Domitian S C
| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
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| Year | 85 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Laureate bust of Domitian facing right, depicted with aegis at the shoulder, rendered in bold high relief characteristic of Flavian imperial portraiture. The emperor's effigy displays the characteristic strong features and wreath of laurel leaves. The encircling legend runs from the lower left, giving the emperor's full titulature in Latin capitals. The field shows the typical broad, slightly uneven flan of a hammered sestertius of this period. |
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| Obverse lettering | IMP 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 description | Domitian standing right, clasping hands with a military officer standing left, the two figures flanking a low altar at center, symbolizing a formal concordia or adlocutio scene. Behind and to the sides stand three soldiers in attendance: one bearing a legionary standard, one carrying an aquila (eagle standard), and one distinguished by an animal-skin headdress, likely identifying him as a signifer. The composition conveys imperial authority and harmony with the military. The senatorial authorization legend S C appears prominently in the field. |
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