Added Another Rare Pont Denarius For Domitian

I am really excited about this one. A couple of months ago I found a PONT denarius that was misattributed by the seller. I gave them a call a week or so ago and we made a deal over the phone. They shipped by fedex so I has it in 2 days.

It is a D73! I know there is one in a gallery on forum and RIC lists one from the UBS 59 auction in 2004. I have not been able to find any others so I think this one is the 3rd known. There are 0 examples on OCRE.

I love that the PONT is so clear on this coin. The portrait also has lots of character. The obverse legend is very nice. I cannot say the same for the reverse legend...but one cannot have everything.The other thing I like is that it has DOMITIAN instead of Domitianus in the obverse legend. The Domitian legend is scarcer than the Domitianus legend on PONT denarii.

This makes 6 PONT denarii for me! I had 7 but I gifted one to a fellow Flavian collector.

Domitian, AR Denarius 81-96 CE. (81 CE Group 4)
Obv: Laureate head right; IMP CAES DOMITIAN AVG PONT
Rev: Tripod with fillets; dolphin above; TR P COS VII DES VIII P P
RIC: 73 (R3) Not in the RIC plates
Purchased from Barakat Gallery Los Angeles