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Aureus with head of Domitian, struck under Vespasian
Roman
Imperial Period
A.D. 77–78
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Diameter: 19.5 mm. Weight: 7.07 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1975.784
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate head of Domitian to right.
CAESARAVGF DOMITIANVS
Reverse: Kneeling barbarian to right, holding standard with vexillum attached.
In exergue: COSV
CAESARAVGF DOMITIANVS
Reverse: Kneeling barbarian to right, holding standard with vexillum attached.
In exergue: COSV
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III Collection; gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III to MFA, June 11, 1975, as Apparatus (reassigned to the Theodora Wilbour Fund in Memory of Zoë Wilbour, March 10, 1976)