A Very Exciting Find!

I am absolutely thrilled that I won the following coin. It is a left facing bust of Domitian with a reverse that features the secular games. I wanted a secular games denarius for a while but I wanted a special one. This coin fits the bill because it also has the left facing bust. I believe this might be the 6th known specimen of this coin. The coin has one more thing going for it...a pedigree. It was a part of the "Morris Collection".

It turns out that this coin is extra special. It has been confirmed by Curtis Clay that this coin is the RIC plate coin! This is my second RIC plate coin in the last few weeks.



This will be an important addition to my collection.


Domitian, as Augustus (AD 81-96). AR denarius
(19mm, 3.54 gm, 6h). NGC VF 5/5 - 4/5.
Rome, 3rd issue, AD 88.
Obv: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P VIII, laureate head of Domitian left
Rev: COS XIIII-LVD SAEC / FEC, herald advancing left, wearing feathered cap, wand outward in right hand, round shield in left.
RIC II.1 597. Extremely rare with left facing portrait.
Ex: Harlan Berk Vcoins 2005 cc50283. This coin was sold to Phil Peck in May 2007. Morris collection is the Heritage Auctions name for the Phil Peck collection.
2020 January 26 Ancient Coin Selections from the Morris Collection, Part III World Coins Monthly Online Auction #61151 Lot #97225.