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Sestertius with bust of Domitia, struck under Domitian
Roman
Imperial Period
about A.D. 81–82
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 35.5 mm. Weight: 27.22 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III in the Name of Cornelius Adrian Comstock Vermeule
Accession Number1986.888
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Domitia, right, draped.
DOMITIAEAVGIMPCAESDIVIFDOMITIANIAVG
Reverse: Veiled empress seated left, scepter in left hand, right hand extended to small boy at left.
DIVI CAESARIS MATRI
SC (in exergue)
DOMITIAEAVGIMPCAESDIVIFDOMITIANIAVG
Reverse: Veiled empress seated left, scepter in left hand, right hand extended to small boy at left.
DIVI CAESARIS MATRI
SC (in exergue)
ProvenanceBy July 1949: with Seaby, London (said to have been found at Bognor Regis in a hole for a telephone post, about 14 days prior to sale to Cornelius C. Vermeule III); July 7, 1949: purchased from Seaby by Cornelius C. Vermeule III; gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III to MFA, December 17, 1986