Domitian Æ As. Rome, 14th September - 31st December AD 88. IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P VIII CENS PER P P, laureate bust right / COS XIIII LVD SAEC FEC, Domitian standing to left, sacrificing over lit and garlanded altar; to left, a lyre player and a flute player, a tetrastyle temple in the background, SC in exergue. RIC 623; C. 85; BMCRE 434. 9.55g, 29mm, 6h.
Good Extremely Fine; start of obv. legend lightly strengthened. An exceptionally well detailed example of this desirable type.
Ex Bernard Poindessault (1935-2014) legacy.