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Domitius Domitianus, Usurper in Egypt (AD 296-297/8). BI follis or nummus (27mm, 8.57 gm, 1h). NGC Fine 4/5 - 3/5. Alexandria, 1st officina, AD 295-296. IMP C L DOMITIVS DOMITIANVS AVG, laureate bust of Domitius Domitianus right, seen from behind / GENIO POPV-LI ROMANI, Genius standing facing, modius on head left, nude but for chlamys over left shoulder, patera in right hand, cornucopia in left; at feet to left, eagle standing left, head right, with spread wings; A in right field, ALE in exergue. RIC VI 20.
From the Rockport Collection. Privately purchased from Heritage Auctions in the 1980s. Sold with original custom holder listing older catalog references.
The personal history of Domitius Domitianus and the circumstances of his attempted usurpation in Egypt remain obscure. All that is known for certain is that early in Diocletian's Tetrarchy, Egypt attempted to break away from the Empire, perhaps spurred by Roman military setbacks against Persia in AD 296. Historical records name the leader of the revolt as a certain Aurelius Achilleus, but it is uncertain whether this rebel is one in the same as Domitianus, or a supporter of his, or perhaps even a general who instigated the revolt and selected Domitianus as a figurehead ruler. In addition to billon folles such as this one on the regular imperial denominational system, Domitianus also struck coins on the old Egyptian standard, all of them dated "Year Two," suggesting the revolt lasted longer than a year. In any case, Diocletian undertook to crush the rebellion in mid-AD 297 and stormed Alexandria after a bitter siege.
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Domitius Domitianus, Usurper in Egypt (AD 296-297/8). BI follis or nummus (27mm, 8.57 gm, 1h). NGC Fine 4/5 - 3/5. Alexandria, 1st officina, AD 295-296. IMP C L DOMITIVS DOMITIANVS AVG, laureate bust of Domitius Domitianus right, seen from behind / GENIO POPV-LI ROMANI, Genius standing facing, modius on head left, nude but for chlamys over left shoulder, patera in right hand, cornucopia in left; at feet to left, eagle standing left, head right, with spread wings; A in right field, ALE in exergue. RIC VI 20.
From the Rockport Collection. Privately purchased from Heritage Auctions in the 1980s. Sold with original custom holder listing older catalog references.
The personal history of Domitius Domitianus and the circumstances of his attempted usurpation in Egypt remain obscure. All that is known for certain is that early in Diocletian's Tetrarchy, Egypt attempted to break away from the Empire, perhaps spurred by Roman military setbacks against Persia in AD 296. Historical records name the leader of the revolt as a certain Aurelius Achilleus, but it is uncertain whether this rebel is one in the same as Domitianus, or a supporter of his, or perhaps even a general who instigated the revolt and selected Domitianus as a figurehead ruler. In addition to billon folles such as this one on the regular imperial denominational system, Domitianus also struck coins on the old Egyptian standard, all of them dated "Year Two," suggesting the revolt lasted longer than a year. In any case, Diocletian undertook to crush the rebellion in mid-AD 297 and stormed Alexandria after a bitter siege.
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HID02906262019
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