The Roman Empire
Domitius Domitianus, 296 – 297
Follis, Alexandria 295-296, Æ 8.57 g. IMP C LVCIVS DOMITIVS DOMITIANVS AVG Laureate head r. Rev. GENIO POPV – L – I ROMANI Genius standing l., with modius on head and naked but for chlamys over l. shoulder, holding patera in r. hand and cornucopiae in l.; in field l., eagle. In field r., B and in exergue, ALE. C 1. RIC 19. Rare. Brown tone and good very fine
Illustrated on www.romancoins.info, section imagines imperatorum and will be presented in the upcoming portraitbook (see introduction to this catalogue).
A powerful and individual early issue of Domitius Domitianus from Alexandria, his later types are generic Eastern mint portraits lacking any personal features. AMP.