Sestertius - Domitian COS XIIII LVD SAEC FEC S C; Tellus
Features
| Issuer |
Rome ›
Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Domitian (Titus Flavius Domitianus) (81-96)
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| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Year | 88 |
| Value | 1 Sestertius = ¼ Denarius |
| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 24.6 g |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 252047 |
| References | RIC II.1# 614 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 P M TR P VIII CENS PER
Unabridged legend: Imperator Caesar Domitianus Augustus Germanicus, Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Octava, Censor Perpetuus.
Translation: Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar, Domitian, emperor (Augustus), conqueror of the Germans, high priest, holder of tribunician power for the eighth time, censor for life.
Reverse
Domitian standing right over altar; victimarius with pig right; Tellus, holding cornucopiae, grain, and poppies, reclining right; flute and lyre players behind.
Script: Latin
Lettering: COS XIIII LVD SAEC FEC S C
Unabridged legend: Consul Quartum Decimum, Ludos Saeculares Fecit, Senatus Consultum.
Translation: Consul for the 14th time, organiser of the Secular Games, decree of the senate.
Mint
Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)Comments
RIC has the obverse lettering as IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P VIII CENS PER P P but the example has no room for the final P P.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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