LYDIA. Silandos. Domitia, wife of Domitian. Augusta, A.D. 81-96. Æ. 2.41 gm. 17 mm. Her draped bust right; ΔΟΜΙΤΙΑ ΑΥΓΟΥCΤΑ / Mên standing left, holding cone and scepter; CIΛANΔEΩN. RPC II 1354 and pl. 64 (same obverse die). SNG von Aulock Supplement 8264 (same obverse die). Near Extremely Fine; well struck and well centered; dark brown patina. Rare.

Ex Bankhaus H Aufhäuser Auction 12 (1 October 1996), lot 518. Ex Helios Auction 5 (25 June 2010), lot 863.Includes David Sear certificate of authenticity with extensive historical notes.

Domitia fits well in the scandal-ridden world of the Roman court, from her adultery with the actor Paris to her alleged involvement in the court conspiracy leading to Domitian's assassination in AD 96. Men was a Phrygian lunar god connected with fertility, healing and punishment