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Domitian, as Augustus (AD 81-96). AV aureus (19mm, 7.54 gm, 6h). NGC AU★ 5/5 - 5/5, Fine Style. Rome, AD 92-94. DOMITIANVS-AVGVSTVS•, bare head of Domitian right / GERMANICVS / COS XVI, Domitian standing left in slow triumphal quadriga left, branch in outstretched right hand, scepter in left; the cart decorated with Victory left, crowning trophy, on side. RIC II.1 749. Calicó 853. Crisply struck from dies of magnificent style, on lustrous flan.
From the Monaco Collection. Ex Grand Haven Collection (Triton XXIV, 19 January 2021), lot 1078; Numismatica Ars Classica, Auction 92, Part 1 (23 May 2016), lot 523; Triton XII (6 January 2009), lot 590; Triton VII (12 January 2004), lot 906
This attractive aureus, one of the few that does not represent his patron goddess Minerva on the reverse, was struck for a "double triumph" celebrated in AD 89, celebrating his German campaign of AD 88-89 and a near contemporaneous "victory" over the Dacians. In truth, both victories were rather questionable: The German campaign began as a rebellion against Domitian's rule by the legions of the upper Rhine, put down with great difficulty, while the victory over the Dacians only came after a series of humiliating defeats.
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Estimate: 20000-25000 USD
Domitian, as Augustus (AD 81-96). AV aureus (19mm, 7.54 gm, 6h). NGC AU★ 5/5 - 5/5, Fine Style. Rome, AD 92-94. DOMITIANVS-AVGVSTVS•, bare head of Domitian right / GERMANICVS / COS XVI, Domitian standing left in slow triumphal quadriga left, branch in outstretched right hand, scepter in left; the cart decorated with Victory left, crowning trophy, on side. RIC II.1 749. Calicó 853. Crisply struck from dies of magnificent style, on lustrous flan.
From the Monaco Collection. Ex Grand Haven Collection (Triton XXIV, 19 January 2021), lot 1078; Numismatica Ars Classica, Auction 92, Part 1 (23 May 2016), lot 523; Triton XII (6 January 2009), lot 590; Triton VII (12 January 2004), lot 906
This attractive aureus, one of the few that does not represent his patron goddess Minerva on the reverse, was struck for a "double triumph" celebrated in AD 89, celebrating his German campaign of AD 88-89 and a near contemporaneous "victory" over the Dacians. In truth, both victories were rather questionable: The German campaign began as a rebellion against Domitian's rule by the legions of the upper Rhine, put down with great difficulty, while the victory over the Dacians only came after a series of humiliating defeats.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/roman-imperial/ancients-domitian-as-augustus-ad-81-96-av-aureus-19mm-754-gm-6h-ngc-auand-9733-5-5-5-5-fine-style/a/3094-32038.s?type=CoinArchives3094
HID02906262019
© 2020 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 20000-25000 USD