87, Lot: 52. Estimate $300. Sold for $400. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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DOMITIAN. 81-96 AD. Æ As (27mm, 12.47 gm). Rome mint. Struck 88 AD. Laureate head right / Domitian standing left, sacrificing over lighted and garlanded altar; harpist and flute player stading right before altar; hexastyle temple in background. RIC II 385a; Cohen 85. VF, black and brown patina, minor pitting. Scarce historical type.
From the Lakeview Collection.
Commemorates the Ludi Saeculares held during the year.