Domitian, 81-96. Dupondius (Orichalcum, 28 mm, 14.33 g, 6 h), Rome, 13 September-31 December 81. IMP CAES DIVI VESP F DOMITIAN AVG P M Laureate head of Domitian to right. Rev. TR P COS VII DES VIII P P / S - C Minerva standing front, head to left, holding thunderbolt in her right hand and spear in her left; behind her, shield set on the ground. BMC -, cf. 270 (As). CBN -, cf. 281 (As). Cohen 557 corr. (obverse legend). RIC 82. A rare and attractive coin with a fine portrait. Minor areas of weakness, otherwise, good very fine.
From the Aes Augustorum Collection and from the Lakeview Collection, UBS 59, 27 January 2004, 6382, ex Numismatica Ars Classica N, 26 June 2003, 1892.