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Palouche Pillar of the Community Spain 2752 Posts	Posted 01/19/2020 06:56 am Thought I'd share my very first Domitian coin.... Our expert on Domitian @orphew, with his amazing collection, was really helpful (Thanks Andrew)... As you all know I'm not really into shiny so this nicely toned Denarius caught my eye. These early type portraits are my favourite and coupled with an interesting reverse, the tripod and dolphin being symbols of Apollo, made it a coin that really appealed to me....Paul Domitian. 81-96 AR Denarius (3.17 gm, 18mm). Rome mint. Struck 81 AD. Obv.: IMP CAES DOMITIANVS AVG P M, laureate head right. Rev.: TR P COS VII DES VIII P P, tripod surmounted by a dolphin right. RIC II 74. VF. Report this Post to the Staff

echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 01/19/2020 06:59 am Nice coin Paul, you got the bug now. Report this Post to the Staff
Novicius Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 1168 Posts	Posted 01/19/2020 08:11 am I can see the attraction with this one Paul. It is indeed a super portrait. Jim Report this Post to the Staff
MetDet71 Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 1568 Posts	Posted 01/19/2020 10:52 am Nice coin Report this Post to the Staff
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 01/19/2020 1:40 pm Very appealing coin. Thanks for sharing, Paul. Report this Post to the Staff
Palouche Pillar of the Community Spain 2752 Posts	Posted 01/20/2020 04:38 am Thanks all....Glad you like the coin... It was an impulse buy just caught my eye and the price was good. The photo doesn't really show the iridescent toning, its a real beaUty in hand. Quote: you got the bug now. Will probably pick up a later style denarius, but its not at the top of my list. Firstly I'll acquire a big Sestertius... Thanks again Paul Edited by Palouche 01/20/2020 08:15 am Report this Post to the Staff
orfew Pillar of the Community Canada 1269 Posts	Posted 01/20/2020 10:31 am Nice catch Paul! That coin has plenty to recommend it. Report this Post to the Staff
Palouche Pillar of the Community Spain 2752 Posts	Posted 01/21/2020 08:35 am Thanks Andrew.....Really appreciated the help Report this Post to the Staff
Finn235 Pillar of the Community United States 6130 Posts	Posted 01/21/2020 1:34 pm Beautiful coin, Paul! I can certainly see the appeal of the Flavians - beautiful coins and they mostly weren't melted down by Trajan, so they aren't as expensive as coins of the Julio-Claudians. I still havent been able to make much progress in upgrading the first round of hole fillers that I bought - they do get pricey in higher grades! Report this Post to the Staff
Palouche Pillar of the Community Spain 2752 Posts	Posted 01/21/2020 2:56 pm Thanks Steve...... I found this interesting showing the gradual decrease in the silver content.. Report this Post to the Staff
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