![]() CAESAR AVG F DOMITIAN COS II, laureate draped bust right / FELICITAS PVBLICA S-C, Felicitas standing left, holding caduceus and cornucopiae.ĭomitian as Caesar. RIC 654 Cohen 444.ĭomitian, Rome, AE Sestertius, CAESAR AVG F DOMITIANVS COS II, Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / S C, Spes walking left, holding flower and lifting the hem of her skirt.ĭomitian AE Dupondius. CAESAR AVG F DOMITIANVS COS II, laureate head right / S-C, Spes standing left, holding flower and raising hem of robe. ![]() RIC 561 (Vespasian) Sear - RSC -.ĭomitian, Rome, AE Sestertius. CAES AVG F DOMIT COS II, laureate head right / VICTORIA AVGVSTI, Victory seated left, holding wreath and palm branch. RIC 560 RSC 632.ĭomitian as Caesar under Vespasien, AR quinarius. ![]() VICTORIA AVGVSTI, Victory walking right, holding wreath and palm branch. CAES AVG F DOMIT COS II, laureate head right. Calicó 940, Cohen 614v.ĭomitian AR Quinarius, AD 75. CAESAR AVG F DOMIT COS II, laureate head right / VESTA, the Temple of Vesta: statue of Vesta standing left, holdingin tetrastyle belvedere, two other smaller statues of minor goddesses to left and right. CAES AVG F DOMITIAN COS II, laureate head right / No legend, Domitian riding horse left, raising hand and holding sceptre surmounted by a human head. ![]() RIC II 538 BMCRE 121.ĭomitian, as Caesar under Vespasian, AR Denarius. No legend, Domitian on horseback rearing left, holding sceptre and raising one hand. year for this reverse) Cohen 481 var (DOMITIANVS) de Belfort, "Recherche." 469 var (ditto), both citing Gréau Coll. CAESAR AVG F DOMITIAN COS VII, laureate head right / SC beneath Domitian on horseback galloping left, holding eagle-tipped sceptre and raising right hand. Cohen 70 (Vesp) var (this reverse for Vespasian) Cohen 42 (Domit) var (Concordia seated) BMCRE 558-560 (Domit) var (ditto).ĭomitian, AE Sestertius, Rome, AD 80-81. CONCORDIA (AVGVST?) S-C, Concordia standing left, holding patera and cornucopiae. CAES DIVI VESP F DOMITIAN COS VII, laureate head right. NOTE: RIC Numbers have been updated to the new Vol 2 (2007) numbering.ĭomitian AE As. Within hours of his death, the Senate reasserted their rights and appointed the old and childless politician Nerva to succeed him, whom they hoped to exert a greater degree of control over.Domitian, Roman Imperial Coins reference at īrowsing Roman Imperial Coins of Domitianĭomitian: Caesar under Vespasian 69-79 AD Caesar under Titus 79-81 AD Augustus 81-96 AD.īrowse the Domitian page with thumbnail images. Domitian was assassinated in the 15th year of his reign by a small conspiracy of court officials. He was apparently popular with the people of Rome, as well as the soldiers, whose pay he raised by 1/3rd. What is known is that he strengthened the economy, raising the purity of denarii from 90% silver to 94% silver, resisted further expansion and strengthened the Empire’s borders, and constructed numerous public works in the city of Rome. As theirs are the only historical accounts that survived to the present day, modern historians have found it difficult to form a complete picture of Domitian’s reign. This did not endear him to the Senatorial upper class, who wrote scathing accounts of his deeds and personal character. Domitian disdained the Senate during his time in office, choosing to disregard even their traditional honorary role in governmental decision-making. The second son of the Emperor Vespasian, Domitian succeeded his brother Titus as emperor following Titus' death by illness. One of a small number of emperors whose memories were officially condemned by the Senate through the process of damnatio memoriae, Domitian’s reign was marked by controversy. Light wear and a strong strike, though slightly off-center. 85 A.D. Roman Empire Silver Denarius, Emperor Domitian.
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