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Sestertius - Domitian COS XIIII LVD SAEC FEC S C

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Issuer RomeRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor Domitian (Titus Flavius Domitianus) (81-96)
Type Standard circulation coins
Year 88
Value 1 Sestertius = ¼ Denarius
Currency Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
Composition Bronze
Weight 20.9 g
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
252049
References RIC II.1# 616
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.616
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 P P

Translation:
Imperator Caesar Domitianus Augustus Germanicus, Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Octava, Censor Perpetuus, Pater Patriae.
Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar, Domitian, emperor (Augustus), conqueror of the Germans, high priest, holder of tribunician power for the eighth time, censor for life, father of the nation.

Reverse

Domitian standing right; attendant left; three children carrying branches right.

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)

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