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Aureus with head of Domitian, struck under Vespasian
Roman
Imperial Period
A.D. 75
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Diameter: 20 mm. Weight: 7.30 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Gift of Michael C. Ruettgers
Accession Number2008.1419
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: head of Domitian, laureate, to the right
CAESAVGF DOMITCOSIII
Reverse: Spes, walking to the left, holding flower in extended right hand and raising skirt with left
PRINCEPS IVVENTVTIS
CAESAVGF DOMITCOSIII
Reverse: Spes, walking to the left, holding flower in extended right hand and raising skirt with left
PRINCEPS IVVENTVTIS
ProvenanceMarch 29-30, 2000, anonymous sale (Auction 18), Numismatica Ars Classica, Zürich, lot 487. December 5, 2002, anonymous sale (Auction 24), Numismatica Ars Classica, Zürich, lot 59. 2002 or 2003, purchased by Michael C. Ruettgers, Carlisle, MA; 2008, gift of Michael C. Ruettgers to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 17, 2008)