Domitian. As Caesar, AD 69-81. AV Aureus (19.5mm, 7.04 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck under Vespasian, AD 73-early 75.CNG Feature Auction 120 Roman Imperial, Gold Sold For $ 3 500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Domitian. As Caesar, AD 69-81. AV Aureus (19.5mm, 7.04 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck under Vespasian, AD 73-early 75. CAES AVG F DOMIT COS II, laureate head right / Domitian on horse prancing left, extending right hand and holding in left hand scepter surmounted by human head. RIC II.1 679 (Vespasian; same obv. die as illustration); Calicó 812; BMCRE 124-7 (Vespasian); BN 100-4 (Vespasian); Adda 79; Biaggi 439-40; Jameson –; Mazzini 663; CNG 114, lot 812 (same dies). Lightly toned, scattered marks. Near VF. The same obverse die as the example in the Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, coin collection. |