Domitian, as Caesar, AR Denarius. Ephesus(?), AD 76. CAES AVG F DOMIT COS III, laureate head to right; o below bust / PON MAX TR P COS VII, winged caduceus. RIC II.1 1491 (Vespasian); BMCRE 494 (Vespasian); RPC II 1463.3 (this coin); RSC -. 3.50g, 18mm, 1h.
Good Extremely Fine; a quite superb portrait of Domitian. Exceptionally Rare; seemingly the finest of just three known specimens.
This coin published at Roman Provincial Coinage Online (rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk);
Ex Gorny & Mosch Giessener Münzhandlung, Auction 113, 18 October 2001, lot 5748.
Price realized | 1'600 GBP |
Starting price | 600 GBP |
Estimate | 1'000 GBP |