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VisigothKing Pillar of the Community United States 4778 Posts	Posted 07/10/2015 11:50 am As far as Roman is concerned, I prefer to collect late Roman coinage (I know, I'm weird), but I could not pass up this As of Domitian with its very nice remaining detail. I hope the scraping off of his name (and perhaps also that worn down scratch going across his bust) was some damnatio attempt but its probably just simply accidental damage. Domitian, Roman Empire AE as Obv: IMP CAES DIVI F DOMITIAN AVG P M, laureate head right Rev: TR P COS VIII DES VIIII P P, Minerva advancing right, brandishing javelin in right hand and holding shield in left hand, S-C in fields Mint: Rome (struck 82 AD) Ref: RIC 87 Report this Post to the Staff

imperator Valued Member 335 Posts	Posted 07/10/2015 12:06 pm Nice coin with nice patina Edited by imperator 07/10/2015 3:13 pm Report this Post to the Staff
FVRIVS RVFVS Pillar of the Community United States 3443 Posts	Posted 07/10/2015 12:12 pm Beautiful olive green patina. My favorite denomination too ! The As was my first love. When I started collection in 1977 the sestertius was a coin I rarely found in my price range. Back in the late 'stone age' before the internet I don't think many affordable ones made it across the Atlantic. Domitian can be tough too as there are many strange looking portraits that just don't appeal to me. This one is pleasing though despite the scrape marks. I once pondered a coin with scrapes and let my imagination wander. Perhaps some young person impatiently waiting for his father while he haggles over the price of a used chariot, playing with the coin he wants to spend on sweets in the forum has scrapped it on the stone steps of the 'Saturn' dealership. Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 07/10/2015 1:35 pm Really nice rich patina and detail on this coin. Report this Post to the Staff
Ancientnoob Pillar of the Community United States 5155 Posts	Posted 07/10/2015 6:13 pm Gorgeous example. Beautiful Patina. I can see why you got it! Report this Post to the Staff
SilverStackerKid Pillar of the Community United States 6478 Posts	Posted 07/10/2015 6:15 pm Nice copper! Report this Post to the Staff
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 07/10/2015 9:13 pm Great coin, VK. That nose on Domitian would even give an Arsakes family member a run (runny nose?) for his money! Fantastic profile. Some beautiful Romans on the board today. Report this Post to the Staff
chrsmat71 Pillar of the Community United States 4971 Posts	Posted 07/10/2015 9:37 pm very nice VK...phat and green! how big is it by the way? curious minds want to know. like FR...when I see old damage like that, my mind tends to conjure up some stories about how it happened. Report this Post to the Staff
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