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21 February 2021
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Starting Price: 1000 CHF
Hammer Price:  2800 CHF
Lot 573

Domitian, 81-96. Aureus (Gold, 21.5 mm, 7.67 g, 6 h), Rome, 83. IMP CAES DOMITIANVS AVG P M Laureate head of Domitian to right. Rev. TR POT II COS VIIII DES X P P Minerva standing left, holding thunderbolt in right hand and spear in left; at her feet behind, round shield. BMC 42. BN -. Calicó 934. Cohen 603. RIC 166. tiny banker's mark in obverse field, otherwise, about very fine.

From the Trausnitz Collection, acquired from Athena on 24 October 1995.

Domitian was, in many ways, quite a good emperor, though his relationship with the aristocracy was rather poor; since Roman historians usually came from that class, our view of him is a negative one. He had been deliberately kept in the background during the reigns of his father and brother, but he was prepared for rule when Titus unexpectedly died of a fever in 81.

Online bidding closes: 21 Feb 2021, 19:46:30 CET Current Date & Time: 16 Apr 2024, 18:40:19 CEST Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:2800 CHF by snapapuss (10 bids)
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