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Dupondius with bust of Domitian
Roman
Imperial Period
A.D. 84
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 29 mm. Weight: 13.97 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III
Accession Number1998.537
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Radiate bust of Domitian to right, aegis on shoulder.
IMPCAESDOMITIANAVGGERMCOSX
Reverse: Annona seated right holding corn ears and facing a small figure.
In the distance, ship.
ANNONA AVG in ex.: SC
IMPCAESDOMITIANAVGGERMCOSX
Reverse: Annona seated right holding corn ears and facing a small figure.
In the distance, ship.
ANNONA AVG in ex.: SC
ProvenanceBy date unknown: L. P. G. Messenger Collection; by 1951: with Glendining & Co. Ltd., 7 Blenheim Street, New Bond Street, London (auction of the L. P. G. Messenger Collection, November 21, lot 131); probably by late 1951: Cornelius C. Vermeule III Collection; gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III to MFA, December 16, 1998