Aureus - Domitian P M TR POT IIII IMP VIII COS XI P P; Minerva
© Helbing Auction
Features
| Issuer |
Rome ›
Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Domitian (Titus Flavius Domitianus) (81-96)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Year | 85 |
| Value | 1 Aureus = 25 Denarii |
| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
| Composition | Gold |
| Weight | 7.7 g |
| Diameter | 21 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 251688 |
| References | RIC II.1# 258 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.Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/) |
Obverse
Head of Domitian, laureate, right.
Script: Latin
Lettering: IMP CAES DOMITIANVS AVG GERMANIC
Unabridged legend: Imperator Caesar Domitianus Augustus Germanicus.
Translation: Supreme commander, Caesar, Domitian, emperor, conqueror of the Germans.
Reverse
Minerva standing right on top of rostral column, holding spear and shield; owl right.
Script: Latin
Lettering: P M TR POT IIII IMP VIII COS XI P P
Unabridged legend: Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Quarta, Imperator Octavum, Consul Undecimum, Pater Patriae.
Translation: High priest, holder of tribunician power for the fourth time, supreme commander for the eighth time, consul for the eleventh time, father of the nation.
Mint
Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)Comments
Illustrated coin is from Plate 19 of the Otto Helbing Nachf. (Munich) auction catalogue “Collection of the government councilor Dr. Josef Hinterstoisser, Salzburg: Coins and medals of the Archbishopric of Salzburg; Bavarian coins and medals from the possession of a Bavarian coin enthusiast; Hungarian medieval coins; Roman coins - barbaric coinage after Roman. Role models and migration period; Coins and medals from many times and countries; newer coins; numismatic books,” Tuesday, 12 October 1926.
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