Domitian. Gold Aureus (7.10 g), as Caesar, AD 69-81. Rome, under Vespasian, AD 74/5. CAES AVG F DOMIT COS III, laureate head of Domitian right. Reverse: PRINCEPS IVVENTVT, Spes walking left, holding flower in right hand and raising hem of skirt. RIC 787; BN 131; BMC 154; Calicó 912b (same dies). About Very Fine. Estimate Value $2,500 - 3,000
Ex Vatican Duplicate from St. John's College Collection (Steve Ivy Numismatic Auctions, 17 August 1982), 3474.