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Numismatic Auction 79  20 Nov 2018
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Lot 109

Estimate: 1000 USD
Price realized: 650 USD
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Domitian. A.D. 81-96. AE sestertius (35.71 mm, 27.16 g, 7 h). Germania Invicto type. Rome mint, Struck A.D. 85. IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM COS XI CENS POT P P, laureate head of Domitian right, aegis on left shoulder / S - C, Victory standing right, foot on helmet, inscribing DE / GER in two lines on shield set on trophy; to right Germania as mourning female captive seated right at base of trophy. Paris 355 (diff. dies), BMC 330-1 pl. 77.7 (rev. only, diff. die). VF, multi-tone tan/green patina, slightly rough surfaces, well centered and struck. Rare. From the Alfredo De La Fe Collection. Just 15 years after Domitian's father Vespasian and his brother Titus' victory over Judaea, Domitian would (prematurely) declare victory over the Germans.
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