Diameter 35.79 mm
Metal Orichalcum
Mint Uncertain eastern mint (possibly Thrace)
Orientation dies 6 h
Rarity R1 - Rare
Type Sestertius
Weight 24.96 g
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DOMITIAN as Caesar under Titus, AD 79-81
AE Sestertius (35.79mm, 24.96g, 6h)
Struck AD 80-81. Rome mint
Obverse: CAES DIVI AVG VESP F DOMITIAN COS VII, laureate head of Domitian right
Reverse: PAX AVGVST, Pax standing facing, head left, holding branch in right hand and cornucopia in left
References: RIC II 290 (R, same dies); RCV - ; ERIC II 396.
A rare type, with smooth attractive surfaces and an outstanding portrait of Domitian as Caesar under Titus.
Collection : Roman Imperial - the Flavians