Domitian. As Caesar, A.D. 69-81. Æ as. 10.47 gm. 26 mm. Rome mint. Struck under Vespasian, A.D. 76-77. His laureate head right; CAESAR AVG F DOMITIANVS COS IIII / Spes standing left, holding flower and raising hem of skirt; S C. RIC II.1 932 (Vespasian). Very Fine; brown patina; bold attractive portrait; collector's number '55' in ink on obverse, another collector's number 'H 40' in ink on lacquer on reverse.

This collection of early Roman Imperial bronze was formed by an American collector in the Midwest, buying coins in the 1950's from major London coin houses. He affixed collector 'H' numbers written in ink on lacquer on many of the coins. We have correspondence dated in 1950 and 1951 with Leonard Forrer at Spink & Son, Ltd. and William French at Glendining & Co. Ltd. in London, as well as Earle K. Stanton in Los Angeles, Paul S. Seitz in Pennsylvania, and Edward Gans, Numismatic Fine Arts in New York City.