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Valued Member
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DOMITIAN AE orichalcum sestertius. Struck circa 82 AD. IMP CAES DIVI VESP F DOMITIAN AVG P M, laureate head right. Reverse TR P COS VIII DES VIIII P P, S-C, Minerva standing left, holding spear, left hand on hip. C 566. Rare. 30mm, 24.5g. Some say he has a spear and some say he has a lightning in has hand  Edited by imperator
07/10/2015 6:29 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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It is gorgeous as are all your coins :)
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 United States
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Likely Minerva would hold a Spear.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Another super coin, Imperator. Very nice to have you - and your coins - on this board. Welcome!
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United States
4973 Posts |
you've posted a couple of awesome coins today imperator!
I dig big green coins...and big olichalcum coins.
and little coins.
and medium coins.
I pretty much just like all of them I guess.
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United States
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Very nice coin !
Interesting portrait too. Looks much like Titus so even without the attribution it is a safe bet that it is an early piece. The later portraits often make him look like he wasn't the brightest bulb on the family tree !
Obviously he was a bit smarter than looked !
You don't last as long as he did by being a dim wit.
Evil yes ...... Stupid no
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Thanks all  for all the information, this I a great forum I feel me welcom here. I have a question. I see a lightning in his hand, what do you see guys. Hardly photograph in the hand you see it beter  Edited by imperator
07/11/2015 05:20 am
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Germany
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Very nice Coin, with an expressive portrait of Domitianus. Like it very much. Difficult to say what Minerva is holding. To me it looks more like a spear. Here are pictures of a similar coin in my collection, with Domitian facing right, and of a different style portrait (probably later?) than yours. On my coin the reverse is quite worn, but I think I can make out what seems to be the tip of the spear resting on the ground.   |
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Thanks,for show me your nice coin.  Edited by imperator
07/11/2015 05:31 am
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Netherlands
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Very, very nice coin! Especially the bust with legend!
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