CNG 93, Lot: 1159. Estimate $500. Sold for $550. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Domitian. AD 81-96. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.50 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck April AD 85. Laureate bust right, aegis at point of bust / Minerva standing left, holding spear. RIC II 322 = AM 157 (same dies); BN –; RSC – ; ANS inv. 1977.282.2 (same dies). Good VF, toned. Possibly third known specimen.

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