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Domitian AR Quinarius. Rome, AD 88. IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P VIII, laureate head to right / COS XIIII LVD SAEC FEC, herald wearing feathered cap advancing to left, holding wand in right hand and with round shield decorated with bust of Minerva on left arm. RIC II.2 599; BMCRE 134; RSC 78; King 1. 1.67g, 14mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine; struck in high relief, slightly rough, lightly toned. Very Rare.
From the collection of Z.P., Austria;
Ex Gorny & Mosch Giessener Münzhandlung, Auction 181, 12 October 2009, lot 2115.
The Ludi Saeculares, held in AD 88 and celebrated in this reverse type, included religious celebrations involving sacrifices, and theatrical performances. They were celebrated over three days and nights in Rome, supposedly following the 100 year cycle instituted by Augustus who is thought to have held the festival in 22 BC (Suetonius, Domitian 4.3, with Jones and Milns, p. 130).
Good Very Fine; struck in high relief, slightly rough, lightly toned. Very Rare.
From the collection of Z.P., Austria;
Ex Gorny & Mosch Giessener Münzhandlung, Auction 181, 12 October 2009, lot 2115.
The Ludi Saeculares, held in AD 88 and celebrated in this reverse type, included religious celebrations involving sacrifices, and theatrical performances. They were celebrated over three days and nights in Rome, supposedly following the 100 year cycle instituted by Augustus who is thought to have held the festival in 22 BC (Suetonius, Domitian 4.3, with Jones and Milns, p. 130).