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Domitian, as Caesar (AD 81-96). AV aureus (21mm, 7.23 gm, 6h). NGC Choice XF 4/5 - 2/5, Fine Style, light marks. Rome, AD 75. CAES AVG F-DOMIT COS III, laureate head of Domitian right / PRINCEPS-IVVENTVT, Spes advancing left, flower in outstretched right hand, raising hem of stola with left. Calicó 912 (same obverse die) and 912b (same reverse die). RIC II.1 (Vespasian) 787. Gorgeous deep fiery toning throughout.
From the Robert S. Sloan Collection. Ex J. Pierpont Morgan Collection, (Public Auction Sale, 14 September 1983), lot 67.
As a young man, Domitian was largely overshadowed by his older brother Titus, a situation that probably shaped his dour, resentful character. In AD 79, Vespasian was succeeded by Titus as Augustus, with Domitian taking the junior position of Caesar. Unfortunately, Titus ruled only two years before he fell ill and died, in September of AD 81. Domitian wasted no time in seizing power as the third emperor of the Flavian dynasty. He soon proved a conscientious, detail-oriented administrator who kept a firm hand on all facets of government. Despite his uneven military record, the legions loved Domitian for raising their pay by nearly 50 percent. However, Domitian's suspicion of the aristocracy soon deepened into paranoia. Unsuccessful conspiracies against him, in AD 87 and 89, caused him to abandon all restraint, and by AD 93 Rome was in the grip of a new reign of terror. Even Domitian's wife came to fear for her life, and she encouraged the emperor's personal attendants to plot against him, leading to his murder, in AD 96.
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Domitian, as Caesar (AD 81-96). AV aureus (21mm, 7.23 gm, 6h). NGC Choice XF 4/5 - 2/5, Fine Style, light marks. Rome, AD 75. CAES AVG F-DOMIT COS III, laureate head of Domitian right / PRINCEPS-IVVENTVT, Spes advancing left, flower in outstretched right hand, raising hem of stola with left. Calicó 912 (same obverse die) and 912b (same reverse die). RIC II.1 (Vespasian) 787. Gorgeous deep fiery toning throughout.
From the Robert S. Sloan Collection. Ex J. Pierpont Morgan Collection, (Public Auction Sale, 14 September 1983), lot 67.
As a young man, Domitian was largely overshadowed by his older brother Titus, a situation that probably shaped his dour, resentful character. In AD 79, Vespasian was succeeded by Titus as Augustus, with Domitian taking the junior position of Caesar. Unfortunately, Titus ruled only two years before he fell ill and died, in September of AD 81. Domitian wasted no time in seizing power as the third emperor of the Flavian dynasty. He soon proved a conscientious, detail-oriented administrator who kept a firm hand on all facets of government. Despite his uneven military record, the legions loved Domitian for raising their pay by nearly 50 percent. However, Domitian's suspicion of the aristocracy soon deepened into paranoia. Unsuccessful conspiracies against him, in AD 87 and 89, caused him to abandon all restraint, and by AD 93 Rome was in the grip of a new reign of terror. Even Domitian's wife came to fear for her life, and she encouraged the emperor's personal attendants to plot against him, leading to his murder, in AD 96.
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HID02906262019
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