282, Lot: 259. Estimate $200. Sold for $450. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Domitia. Augusta, AD 82-96. AR Cistophorus (26mm, 10.61 g, 6h). Ephesus or Rome mint. Struck AD 82. Draped bust right / Venus, seen from behind, standing right, leaning on cippus, holding helmet and scepter. RIC II 847 (Domitian); RPC II 870; RSC 19. Good Fine. Scarce.
From the R. D. Frederick Collection.
While no decisive evidence exists for the location of the mint of the cistophori during the reigns of Vespasian through Trajan, the style, legends, and, in particular, the consistent die axis point to Rome, suggesting that these coins were minted in the capital and then sent to Asia for local use.