Domitian caesar, 69 – 81
Aureus 77-78, AV 7.54 g. CAESAR AVG F – DOMITIANVS Laureate head r. Rev. CERES – AVGVST Ceres standing l., holding corn ears in r. hand and sceptre in l. C 29. BMC Vespasian 322. RIC Vespasian 975. CBN Vespasian 283. Faces of Power 70. Calicó 815.
A very unusual and gentle portrait struck in high relief. Two almost invisible scuffs, one
on the obverse and the other one on the reverse, otherwise good extremely fine
Privately purchased from Kurt Spanier in 1984. This coin is sold with an export licence issued by the government of Spain.