Coin: denarius of Domitian

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Title

Coin: denarius of Domitian

Date

81 CE

Creator

Unknown (Roman)
Roman

Coverage

Style/Period: Early Imperial
Discovery Site: Minted in Rome, Italy
Repository: Museum of Classical Antiquities, University of Ottawa / Musée d'antiquités gréco-romaines, Université d'Ottawa

Type

coins and medals

Format

Materials/Techniques: silver; struck from an observe (heads) and reverse (tails) die
Measurements: 15 to 18 mm in diameter, 3.297 grams

Description

Obverse legend (retrograde): DOMITIANVS AVG(ustus) IMP(arator) CAESAR, translation: Domitian Augustus Imperator Caesar; laureate head of Domitian facing right. Reverse legend: TR(ibunicia) P(otestate) CO(n)S(ul) VII, translation: Consul with Tribunician Power for the Seventh Time; draped throne decked with corn ears with sceptre placed on throne. RIC II, p.154, no.2.

Identifier

Repository Accession Number: 995.27.14
Record: UO-MCA-995-27-14

Source

Cataloguer: Claire Murray, University of Ottawa
Photographer: Niġel Klemenčič-Puglisevich

Rights

The images are provided by the Museum of Classical Antiquities, University of Ottawa. For contact information, visit the Museum website: https://arts.uottawa.ca/cla-srs/en/museum | Les images sont fournies par le Musée d'antiquités gréco-romaines de l'Université d’Ottawa. Visitez le site du musée pour les coordonnées : https://arts.uottawa.ca/cla-srs/fr/musee