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  HJD195s - Domitian's first denarius, nearly MINT STATE
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Start time: Jul-27-04 11:36:44 PDT 
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HJD195s - Domitian's first denarius, nearly MINT STATE 


Domitian, as Caesar, AR Denarius, DOMITIANVS CAESAR AVG F, draped and cuirassed bust of Domitian, in very high relief, facing right, with an aegis. / CONCORDIA AVG, Ceres, the goddess of agriculture, enthroned, facing left, holding a cornucopiae and ears of grain with a poppy, EPHE monogram mint mark in the exergue. The reverse follows the type from Asia Minor/Ephesus coins struck for Vespasian. According to Mattingly, Ceres refers to the importance of the fertility of the soil in the region, or may possibly allude to the fruits of harmony. Struck at Ephesus, 71 A.D., while Domitian was in Gaul. Domitian's cuirassed bust possibly refers to military campaigns Domitian was leading there. Nearly Mint State, and the first Imperial coinage portrait of Domitian! RCV 2629, RIC 348, BMC 470, RSC 38, (3.0 gm.).

The twelfth of the so-called Twelve Caesars, Titus Flavius Domitianus, was frustrated for years, as the younger brother of the heir apparent, Titus. Titus won the military victories and enjoyed power, while Domitian cooled his heels, and dabbled in the arts. Once Titus died, Domitian wasted little time establishing himself as a military hero, suppressing the German populations between the upper Rhine and Danube rivers. He ingratiated himself with the troops, but managed to offend many in Rome's upper class society, inspiring many assassination plots. He fell victim to the last one, in which by then even his wife was involved.

IS THIS COIN WORTH $750? In 2000, David Sear priced an EF at $720, and this coin is in a MUCH HIGHER GRADE. Have you ever seen this rare coin before, in such excellent condition? I cannot find any auction records, except (click here) THIS ONE
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