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NYINC Signature Sale 3044 3-4 January 2016
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Domitian (AD 81-96). AV aureus (22mm, 7.55 gm, 6h). Rome, AD 85. IMP CAES DOMITIANVS AVG GERMANIC, laureate bust of Domitian right, aegis on left shoulder / P M TR POT IIII IMP VIII COS XI P P, Minerva standing right on small vessel composed of two rostra joined back-to-back, brandishing spear held in right hand, shield on left arm, owl at feet to right. RIC II 258 variant (no aegis). Calicó 910a variant (same). Struck on a broad flan and lightly toned. Apparently an unrecorded and extremely rare variety. NGC VF 5/5 - 3/5, Fine Style, edge marks.
Estimate: 6000-8000 USD
Domitian (AD 81-96). AV aureus (22mm, 7.55 gm, 6h). Rome, AD 85. IMP CAES DOMITIANVS AVG GERMANIC, laureate bust of Domitian right, aegis on left shoulder / P M TR POT IIII IMP VIII COS XI P P, Minerva standing right on small vessel composed of two rostra joined back-to-back, brandishing spear held in right hand, shield on left arm, owl at feet to right. RIC II 258 variant (no aegis). Calicó 910a variant (same). Struck on a broad flan and lightly toned. Apparently an unrecorded and extremely rare variety. NGC VF 5/5 - 3/5, Fine Style, edge marks.
Estimate: 6000-8000 USD