Artemide Aste s.r.l.
Auction XLVIII 2 Dec 2017
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Domitian with Domitia (died 150 AD). AE 22 mm. Anazarbus mint, Cicilia. Obv. AYTO KAI ΘE YI ΔOMITIANOΣ ΣE ΓEP. Laureate head of Domitian right; behind, star. Rev. KAIΣAPEΩN ΔOMETIA CEBACTH. Draped bust of Domitia left; in field, IB-P. RPC II, 1749. BMC 9. SNG France 2019. AE. g. 6.75 RR. Very rare and superb. Lovely enamel-like deep olive green patina with reddish spots. Good VF.
Domitia Longina was the daughter of the great general Cn. Domitius Corbulo. She married the young Domitian in 70 AD, and after his accession to the imperial throne was honored with a Greek Imperial coinage greater in extent than any other empress up to her time. She was implicated in the plot which led to her husband's assassination in 96 AD, after which she retired into private life, surviving until the reign of Antoninus Pius. (D.R. Sear, Greek Imperial Coins, p. 85).
Provenance:
Künker 236, lot 1025.
Dr. Busso Peus 415, lot 202.
Domitia Longina was the daughter of the great general Cn. Domitius Corbulo. She married the young Domitian in 70 AD, and after his accession to the imperial throne was honored with a Greek Imperial coinage greater in extent than any other empress up to her time. She was implicated in the plot which led to her husband's assassination in 96 AD, after which she retired into private life, surviving until the reign of Antoninus Pius. (D.R. Sear, Greek Imperial Coins, p. 85).
Provenance:
Künker 236, lot 1025.
Dr. Busso Peus 415, lot 202.