Aureus. Roman Imperial. Domitian. 85 AD. Rome. IMP CAES DOMITIANVS AVG GERMANIC, laureate head of Domitian right. P M TR POT IIII IMP VIII COS XI P P, Minerva standing left, holding spear. Very well-centered strike. Nice color. Light cleaning. Very rare. We have traced only one other specimen offered at auction, by Fritz Rudolf Künker on 18 October 2022. The auction description notes that Calicó incorrectly identifies a different obverse legend on the specimen in the British Museum, due to a printing error in the BMC. The obverse legend actually begins with the usual IMP. Almost XF. Ric. II 265. Bmc. 73. Calicó. 909. Au.

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Domitian. Aureus. 85 AD. Rome. (Ric-II 265). (Bmc-73). (Calicó-909). Anv.: IMP CAES DOMITIANVS AVG GERMANIC, laureate head of Domitian right. Rev.: P M TR POT IIII IMP VIII COS XI P P, Minerva standing left, holding spear. Au.

Very well-centered strike. Nice color. Light cleaning. Very rare.

We have traced only one other specimen offered at auction, by Fritz Rudolf Künker on 18 October 2022. The auction description notes that Calicó incorrectly identifies a different obverse legend on the specimen in the British Museum, due to a printing error in the BMC. The obverse legend actually begins with the usual IMP. Almost XF. Est...6000,00.

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2.000 €

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2.000 €

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