Denarius of Domitian

This is the first coin from a group that came in from someone signing herself as Diane. She said the group dated from her husband’s detecting days and she wanted to know what the individual coins might be worth.

Coin number one is a denarius of Domitian, whose dates are AD 81 to 96. On the obverse, around the laureate head of the emperor, the legend reads IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P followed by two Roman numerals that are not clear.

On the reverse, advancing to the right, is the figure of Minerva accompanied by a legend reading IMP XXI COS XVI CENS P P P. In volume I of David Sear’s Roman Coins and Their Values this exact variety is not listed.

Valuation

Both sides have been struck slightly off centre but the coin is otherwise in good VF condition. It’s an attractive coin and if it was offered for sale at auction I would expect the pre-sale estimate to be no lower than £120-150.

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