Sestertius - Domitian TR P COS VIII DES VIIII P P S C; Minerva

Features

Issuer	Rome › Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor	Domitian (Titus Flavius Domitianus) (81-96)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Year	82
Value	1 Sestertius = ¼ Denarius
Currency	Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
Composition	Bronze
Weight	23.9 g
Diameter	34 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 251536
References	RIC II.1# 106 Ian Carradice, Theodore Vern Buttrey, Jr.; 2007. The Roman Imperial Coinage / Volume 2.1. Vespasian – Domitian (AD 69–96) (Second revised edition). Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom. , OCRE# ric.2_1(2).dom.106 Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)

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Obverse

Head of Domitian, laureate, left.

Script: Latin

Lettering: IMP CAES DIVI VESP F DOMITIAN AVG P M

Translation:
Imperator Caesar, Divi Vespasiani Filius, Domitianus, Augustus, Pontifex Maximus.
Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar, son of the divine Vespasianus, Domitian, emperor (Augustus), high priest.

Reverse

Minerva, helmeted, draped, standing left, holding vertical spear in right hand.

Script: Latin

Lettering: TR P COS VIII DES VIIII P P S C

Translation:
Tribunicia Potestate, Consul Octavum, Designatus Nonum, Pater Patriae, Senatus Consultum.
Holder of tribunician power, consul for the eighth time, elect for the ninth time, father of the nation, decree of the senate.

Mint

Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)

Comments

Mass varies: 20.94–26.78 g;
Source: Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
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