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Domitian (AD 81-96). AV aureus (20mm, 7.68 gm, 8h). NGC XF 5/5 - 2/5, ex-jewelry, brushed. Rome, AD 90-91. DOMITIANVS-AVGVSTVS, laureate head of Domitian right / GERMANICVS COS XV, Germania, nude to waist, head resting on left hand in attitude of mourning, half-reclining to right upon Germanic hexagonal shield, broken spear below. RIC II.1 699. Calicó 846. Well struck on bright flan, with a fine portrait and a poignant reverse marking the "defeat" of the Germanic tribes.
Domitian's wars against the Germans are described by his biographers as farcical affairs unworthy of celebration, but this likely stems from the hostile press he received after his assassination. Shortly after securing the throne, he set off with the legions in a campaign against the Chatti in AD 83, after which he claimed the title Germanicus, seen on this gold aureus issued about a decade later. Whether the campaign was punitive in nature, or just an opportunity for Domitian to gain credibility with the Legions, it does seem to have enabled him to secure Roman control of the frontier area known as the Agri Decumates, which remained in Roman hands for another century and a half.
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Estimate: 7000-9000 USD
Domitian (AD 81-96). AV aureus (20mm, 7.68 gm, 8h). NGC XF 5/5 - 2/5, ex-jewelry, brushed. Rome, AD 90-91. DOMITIANVS-AVGVSTVS, laureate head of Domitian right / GERMANICVS COS XV, Germania, nude to waist, head resting on left hand in attitude of mourning, half-reclining to right upon Germanic hexagonal shield, broken spear below. RIC II.1 699. Calicó 846. Well struck on bright flan, with a fine portrait and a poignant reverse marking the "defeat" of the Germanic tribes.
Domitian's wars against the Germans are described by his biographers as farcical affairs unworthy of celebration, but this likely stems from the hostile press he received after his assassination. Shortly after securing the throne, he set off with the legions in a campaign against the Chatti in AD 83, after which he claimed the title Germanicus, seen on this gold aureus issued about a decade later. Whether the campaign was punitive in nature, or just an opportunity for Domitian to gain credibility with the Legions, it does seem to have enabled him to secure Roman control of the frontier area known as the Agri Decumates, which remained in Roman hands for another century and a half.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/roman-imperial/ancients-domitian-ad-81-96-av-aureus-20mm-768-gm-8h-ngc-xf-5-5-2-5-ex-jewelry-brushed/a/3089-31058.s?type=CoinArchives3089
HID02906262019
© 2020 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 7000-9000 USD