New Domitian

bronzemat · July 8, 2014 11:52AM

Had this emperor already for my 12 caesars set but this had a better style portrait and reverse type.

Domitian (81 - 96 A.D.)
AR Denarius
O IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P VI, laureate head right.
R: IMP XIIII COS XIII CENS P P P, Minerva standing right on capital of rostral column, holding spear and shield, owl at foot right.
Rome Mint, 87 A.D.
3.3g
19mm
(RIC [1962] 92), RSC 218, BMC 103

Zohar · July 8, 2014 11:57AM

Very nice. I like your imaging very much!

bronzemat · July 8, 2014 11:59AM

Iphone 4s, loupe over the lens, cloudy day by my bathroom window.

Some coins photograph better then others though this way

NiceCurrency · July 8, 2014 2:54PM

Good looking portrait of the emperor of long titles

nice images

TIF2 · July 8, 2014 6:30PM

Great-looking coin, Mat!

Aethelred · July 8, 2014 10:14PM

I love the photography on this one!

Domitian has always been one of the more interesting emperors to me.

lordmarcovan · July 9, 2014 5:36PM

Indeed, a nice portrait, and nice photography, too. Same type as the one I had in my old 12C set, and just sold.

The owl on this is at least marginally identifiable as an owl, instead of some random blob. (Though it does resemble Tweety Bird a bit more than an owl.)

nicholasz219 · July 11, 2014 3:02PM

Nice addition Bronzemat!

CIVITAS · July 12, 2014 1:50AM

A nice portrait. Nicely executed owl on the back too for this series. Often times they look like mushy blobs. Yours actually look like an owl.

bronzemat · July 12, 2014 2:54AM

Thanks Josh & Nic.

New Domitian

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