Domitian, 13 September 81 - 18 September 96 A.D. RB116641. Copper as, RIC II-1 708, BMCRE II 449, BnF III 481, Cohen I 332, Hunter I 180, SRCV 2807, aF, toned Tiber patina with pitting / corrosion typical of fresh water finds, tight flan, rev. off center, 8.551g, 28.4mm, 165o, Rome mint, IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM COS XV CENS PER P P (Latin: Imperator Caesar Domitianus Augustus Germanicus Consul Quintum Decimum Censor Perpetuus Pater Patriae - supreme commander, caesar, Domitian, emperor, conqueror of the Germans, consul for the 15th time, censor for life, father of the nation), laureate head right; reverse MONETA AVGVSTI (Latin: the coinage of the Emperor), Moneta standing left, scales in right hand, cornucopia in left hand, S - C (Latin abbreviation: senatus consulto - by decree of the Senate) flanking low across field In 90 A.D., Domitian and the future emperor Nerva were the Roman Consuls. |