Domitian Seat with Semicircular Frame PONT Denarius, 81 AD

Описание: Domitian
AR Denarius, 3.29g
Rome mint, 81 AD
Obv: IMP CAES DOMITIANVS AVG PONT; Head of Domitian, laureate, bearded, r.
Rev: TR P COS VII DES VIII P P; Seat, draped; above, semicircular frame decorated with three crescents
RIC 65 (R2). BMC -. RSC -. BNC -.
Ex A. Short Collection. Ex Harlan J Berk BBS 224, 14 September 2023, lot 162. Ex Curtis Clay Collection. Acquired from Windsor Antiquities, CICF April 2001.

A rare Group 4 'PONT' denarius struck before Domitian became Pontifex Maximus (P M). The reverse is a pulvinar type recycled from Titus' last denarius issues. Double die match with the RIC plate coin.