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Sestertius with bust of Domitian
Roman
Imperial Period
A.D. 88
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 36 mm. Weight: 25.73 gm. Die Axis: 7
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III
Accession Number1998.630
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate bust of Domitian to right.
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Reverse: Emperor seated on low platform, patera in right hand, facing two citizens, the foremost holding a patera over two baskets on platform. A third basket is beside Domitian's feet.
COSXIIII LVDSAECAPOP on platform: FRVGAC in ex.: SC
IMPCAESDOMITAVGGERMPMTRPVIIICENSPERPP
Reverse: Emperor seated on low platform, patera in right hand, facing two citizens, the foremost holding a patera over two baskets on platform. A third basket is beside Domitian's feet.
COSXIIII LVDSAECAPOP on platform: FRVGAC in ex.: SC
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Sergei Boutin, Paris; 1949: acquired by Cornelius C. Vermeule III from Sergei Boutin; 1998 year-end gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III to MFA