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LOT 3612
Domitian AR Denarius. AD 90-91. Rome mint.
IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P X, laureate head to right / IMP XXI COS XV CENS P P P, Minerva standing to right, on rostral column (or prow), holding spear and shield, owl at her feet. RIC II.2 720; BMCRE 179; RSC 266. Near Very Fine.(3.40gr, 19mm, 6h.).
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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