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Canada
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I was quite excited to land this one. As a general rule group 4 Domitian denarii for 81 CE are not as rare as those within groups 1-3. This one, however is an exception. There are 3 on OCRE and only one on Acsearch, this one came up for auction about 10 years ago. There is also one in the FAC galleries. There are 0 examples in the CNG archives. The coin is worn but still has some nice detail. When a rarity shows up I do not worry about condition very much because I do not know when another might appear on the market. This coin is also an example of a misattribution. The seller marked the coin as RIC 48 a common group 4 denarius. Please post your coins of Domitian. Domitian AR Denarius 81 CE (Group 4) Obv: Laureate head right, IMP CAES DOMITIANUS AUG PM Rev: Seat draped, above semi-circular frame decorate with three crescents TR P COS VII DES VIII PP RIC 67 Purchased from Romanorum.com March 1, 2019  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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You're great at spotting those Imperial rarities. Nicely done. Congratulations.
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Many thanks Bob. I really enjoy the process of tracking these down. I find that owning the appropriate reference book is immeasurably important. Particularly because as in the case of this coin many of my purchases have been misattributed.
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Your putting together an impressive collection of rare Domitian denarii.
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I find that owning the appropriate reference book is immeasurably important. I agree! And a nice coin--thx for posting. "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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The coin is worn but still has some nice detail. When a rarity shows up I do not worry about condition very much because I do not know when another might appear on the market. I can appreciate that, although my approach tends to be just the opposite - on the whole with respect to ancients, I look for those that retain most of the original design/strike, without much regard to absolute rarity. Quote:
Please post your coins of Domitian. Here's a few residing in my collection that generally conform to my criteria as outlined above. I believe this first one to be RIC 788 (RSC 293), and thus struck in 96 AD, the year Domitian was murdered by a member of his household.   Here's another that exhibits some surface erosion, but not much wear to the devices. I have this one as RIC 580 (RSC 234).   The last one I'll post here is the most worn of the trio, but I still judge it to be an attractive example, plus it dates to 82 AD, which is quite early in Domitian's reign. I've identified it as RIC 141 (RSC 510, Sear 2752).   Colligo ergo sum
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Pillar of the Community
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Nice examples @Lucky cuss There is certainly room for more than one approach in collecting ancients.
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United States
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Please post your coins of Domitian. I have only a single example of Domitian. A pretty common type, I think: Domitian Denarius; RIC 276 (RSC 236) struck A.D. 88:  |
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I have only a single example of Domitian.... Common or not, the condition of that one's outstanding!  Colligo ergo sum
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Pillar of the Community
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Yes, a common coin @Kefiroth but a beautiful one. In the new RIC II it is RIC 576.
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a beautiful one  Great portraits on LC's too. |
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Yes, a common coin @Kefiroth but a beautiful one. In the new RIC II it is RIC 576. Thanks! And good catch. It is indeed RIC 576; my mistake on the typo there. |
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