Domitian (69-96)
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Domitian had been allowed to share in the Consulship seven times during the reigns of Vespasian and Titus. Last Consul in 80 AD, Domitian announced that he would assume an eighth Consulship on January 1, 82.
Domitian as Caesar, AR Denarius, 73, Rome
CAES AVG F-DOMIT COS II
Laureate head right
(No legend)
Domitian riding left on horseback, raising right hand, human-headed scepter in left
18mm x 19mm, 3.44g
RIC II, 232 (Vespasian) (C) ...
The persecutions under the Roman Emperor Domitian (81-96 A.D.) lead to John's exile on the island of Patmos.
Domitian [b. 51] was kept in the background during the reigns of his father and brother, and determined to act decisively upon acceding to the throne.
IMP CAES DOMITIAN AVG GERM COS XI
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Fides standing facing left, grain ears in left hand and ? in right ...
Domitius Domitianus
Silvered follis, RIC 20,choiceVF, 7.4g, 26.1mm, 0o, Alexandria mint, 295-296 A.D.
Vespasian, Titus & Domitian AV Aureus. January-June, 70 AD. IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG, laureate head right / CAESAR AVG F COS CAESAR AVG F PR, heads of Titus & Domitian facing one another. Cohen 4.
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Domitian (81-96)
AE28. 6:00. 10.05 grams
IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM COS X [some parts weak and uncertain], laureate head of Domitian right
/SALVTI AVGVST legend retrograde, rectangular altar
A type of AD 84.
Domitian was born in Rome while his father was still a politician and military commander. He received the education of a young man of the privileged senatorial class.
Domitian 81-96 CE
Obv:IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P VI, laureate head right.
Rx:IMP XII COS XII CENS P P P, Minerva standing left, holding spear and thunderbolt, shield resting against back of leg.
RIC 86 ...
BB1117. Domitian, AD 81-96, AE As. Emperor head rt./Minerva rt. Centered, olive green patina, legends weak or gone, reverse very weak but Minerva visible, portrait decent, about Fine/Good ...
GF100 DOMITIAN. 81-96. AR Quinarius. Laureate bust right/Victory standing right and holding wreath and plam branch. RIC-52, SR-2758v. Nice VF. Scarce $300
262 Æ As. Bust right//Virtus standing with spear. SR-2817v. rough F-VF $60 ...
Obv: [IMP DOMITIANVS CAES AVG]
Laureate head right.
Rev: Large SC within laurel-wreath.
(RPC 2022) ...
Domitian to Gallienus, also quasi-auton. Inscr., ΤΙΑΝΩΝ.
"LXF"
on a Domitian AE from Sebaste, struck 84/85 AD
rbc
Another example, though in better condition, of a coin of Domitian from Sebaste struck in84/85 A.D. (see 3 coins up). 25 by 27 mm, with a weight of 9.5g.
47. Domitus Domitianus, usurper in Egypt, A.D. 296-297, billon follis.
48. Constantine I, the Great, A.D. 307-337, gold solidus.
49. Thodosius I, the Great, A.D. 379-395, gold solidus.
Silver Denarius of Domitian
Although this coin is undated, it was issued in 81 AD, or possibly 82, as we can tell from the legend (inscription) on the reverse which reads: TR P II COS VII DES VIII PP.
He had already begun to undermine Gallus by removing troops from his command when he sent the Praetorian Prefect Domitianus to urge Gallus to join Constantius in Italy.
Légende : IMP CAES DOMITIAN - AVG GERM COS XI.
Traduction : "Imperator Cæsar Domitianus Augustus Germanicus Consul undecimus", (L'empereur césar Domitien auguste germanique consul pour la onzième fois).
A fourrée denarius of Domitian showing 2 plating breaks.
Denarius Serratus - Pomponia 7
A serratus subaeratus ...
In the early Empire this indicated the holding of a specific office for life, eg CENS(or) PERP(petuus) under Domitian.
The next most popular coins are any of the twelve Caesars: Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, Nero, Galba, Otho, Vitellius, Vespasian, Titus, and Domitian. Later coins are less popular, easier to find, and comparatively less expensive.
censor - one of two Roman magistrates whose original function was to conduct the census of the Roman people. The office was often claimed by emperors; Domitian claimed it in perpetuity and its function was thereafter assumed by the emperor.
 See also: Domitia, Coin, Struck, Augustus, Caesar
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