Denarius - Domitian IMP XI COS XII CENS P P P; Minerva

Features

Issuer	Rome › Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor	Domitian (Titus Flavius Domitianus) (81-96)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Year	86
Value	1 Denarius
Currency	Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
Composition	Silver
Weight	3.1 g
Diameter	19 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 251856
References	RIC II.1# 425 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.425 Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)

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Obverse

Head of Domitian, laureate, right.

Script: Latin

Lettering: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P V

Translation:
Imperator Caesar Domitianus Augustus Germanicus, Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Quinta.
Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar, Domitian, emperor (Augustus), conqueror of the Germans, high priest, holder of tribunician power for the fifth time.

Reverse

Minerva advancing right, holding spear and shield.

Script: Latin

Lettering: IMP XI COS XII CENS P P P

Translation:
Imperator Undecimum, Consul Duodecimum, Censor Perpetuus, Pater Patriae.
Supreme commander (Imperator) for the eleventh time, consul for the twelfth time, censor for life, father of the nation.

Mint

Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)

Comments

Mass varies: 2.95–3.47 g;
Diameter varies: 17–20 mm;
Source: Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)

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