Roman Imperial coin – HCR21642

Obverse

Inscription:

DOMITILLAE IMP CAES VES AVG

Design:

Carpentum, ornamented with Victories and other figures, drawn right by two mules

Reverse

Inscription:

IMP T CAES DIVI VESP F AVG P M TR P [P] P COS VIII

Design:

Legend surrounding large S C

Information

Period

Roman Imperial

Dynasty

Flavian

Reign

Titus

Person

Titus (ruler/authority) , Domitilla the Elder

Mint

Rome

Denomination

Sestertius

Material

orichalcum

Technique

struck

Dating

AD 80 – 81

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

23.9

Axis

Diameter (mm)

Acquisition method

purchase ('bought')

Acquisition date

10/1989

Source

C. L. Clay; Kölner Münzkabinett 224, October 1983; Dorotheum 425, 1955

Source of funds

A. W. Pullan Memorial Fund

Acquisition credit

Purchased with the assistance of the A. W. Pullan Memorial Fund, 1989.

Die link (obverse and reverse)

Christies, Fitzwilliam Sale 62, 1949

Reference

RIC II (first edition) : 154 var.

Note:

Obverse inscription is DOMITILLAE IMP CAES VES AVG, not DOMITILLAE IMP CAES VESP AVG

Reference

RIC II.1 (second edition) : 264 var.

Note:

Obverse inscription is DOMITILLAE IMP CAES VES AVG, not DOMITILLAE IMP CAES VESP AVG

Reference

OCRE : http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.2_1(2).tit.264

Contributors to this coin record

friday-volunteer, mspencer-brown