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Hi guys, this is my first Domitian denarius. Averse: CAESAR AVG F DOMITIANVS COS VI Reverse:PRINCEPS IVVENTIS 2.93g and 1.7cm   Edited by Antetini
04/09/2018 04:20 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I believe this is RIC 1085 (RSC 385), and the reverse legend actually PRINCEPS IVVENTVTIS. It dates to 79 AD.
Your photos are nice and sharp, but would greatly benefit from some cropping.
Colligo ergo sum
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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From the picture, screams 'genuine' to me. Reminds me of my first ancient coin acquisition: A Denarius of Antoninus Pius, reverse Annona with modius & corn ears reverse. (R.I.C. 175). That was wayyyy back in April, 1978, exactly 50 years ago. I paid $4.50 Australian for it, in VF condition. It was sold a few years later, along with about 80 other Roman coins, to raise money prior to a mortgage on our home. A Double Eagle went in that sale as well.  |
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United States
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Congrats on the pickup.  Love the nose on that guy. It would have been used for sniffing out all the plots against him. |
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Love the nose on that guy. Yeah, he looks kinda angry for some reason. Great coin @antetini! "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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 Croatia (Locally: Hrvatska)
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Yes it is RIC 1085....really rare. Am so happy to find it. An he was angry  he was known from his cruelty |
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Australia
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It has been noted by many historians of Rome that the ruling class was slightly mad.
It has been theorized that the cruel mentality of them may have been due to lead being used for domestic water piping for drinking water.
Latin for lead is plumbum = Pb.
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t has been noted by many historians of Rome that the ruling class was slightly mad. Recommended reading on that general subject:  As regards Domitian in particular, it should be noted that his paranoia became such that members of his own household were forced to live in abject terror of liquidation over the most trivial or fanciful suspicion. This situation ironically breathed real life into Domitian's otherwise irrational fears. When finally he was stabbed to death by a servant, even his wife was numbered among the plotters. Colligo ergo sum
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