Sestertius - Domitian S C
Features
| Issuer |
Rome ›
Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Domitian (Titus Flavius Domitianus) (81-96)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Year | 85 |
| Value | 1 Sestertius = ¼ Denarius |
| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 23.6 g |
| Diameter | 34 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 251790 |
| References | RIC II.1# 359 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
Bust of Domitian, laureate, right with aegis.
Script: Latin
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
Domitian standing right clasping hands with officer left, over altar; two soldiers, one holding standard, the other a spear and shield behind.
Script: Latin
Lettering: S C
Translation:
Senatus Consultum.
Decree of the senate.
Mint
Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)Comments
Mass varies: 21.77–27.33 g;
Diameter varies: 32.5–35 mm;
Source: Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
Diameter varies: 32.5–35 mm;
Source: Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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