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View: Obverse
As with bust of Domitian
Roman
Imperial Period
A.D. 88
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 29 mm. Weight: 9.37 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III
Accession Number1998.541
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate bust of Domitian to right.
IMPCAESDOMITAVGGERM PMTRPVIIICENSPERPP
Reverse: Emperor sacrificing in front of temple accompanied by flute-player and lyre-player.
COSXIIII LVDSAECFEC in ex.: SC
IMPCAESDOMITAVGGERM PMTRPVIIICENSPERPP
Reverse: Emperor sacrificing in front of temple accompanied by flute-player and lyre-player.
COSXIIII LVDSAECFEC in ex.: SC
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with A. H. Baldwin & Sons, Ltd., 3 Robert Street, Adelphi, London; October 1953: purchased by Cornelius C. Vermeule III from A. H. Baldwin & Sons Ltd.; gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III to MFA, December 16, 1998