RPC II, 863

 

Image of specimen #9

 

Coin type
Volume II
Number 863
Province Asia
Region Uncertain
City Cistophoric mint
Reign Titus
Person (obv.) Domitian (Caesar)
Person (rev.) Domitian (Caesar)
Dating AD 81 (?)
Obverse inscription CAES DIVI F DOMITIANVS COS VII
Edition Caes(ar) Divi f(ilius) Domitianus Co(n)s(ul) VII
Translation Caesar Domitian, son of the divine, consul for the seventh time
Obverse design laureate head of Domitian, right
Reverse inscription PRINCIP IVVENTVT
Edition Princip(is) Iuventut(is)
Translation of the Prince of Youth
Reverse design Domitian on horse galloping left, raising hand and holding sceptre
Metal silver
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 10.57 g
Axis 6, 7
Reference RIC 76 corr.
External URI(s) http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.2_1(2).tit.518
Specimens 10 (2 in the core collections)
Note BMCRE p. 252* and RIC 76 give the rev. legend as IVVENT, but whenever it is visible it is IVVENTVT. There is at least one di link between the two types of Domitian (see p. 8). For a plated example, see L 1932-6-4-2, 8.73 g. Three cities occur for this type and 862, e.g. Imhoof-Blumer, GRMK p. 8.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     B: 18213958, 103/1884
2 2     NY: 1955.21.6
3 3     GRMK, p. 8, no. 6 with pl. I, 7 (I-B)
4 4     Stockholm
5 5     St Petersburg
6 6     Mazzini 373
7 7     Superior, 15 June 1973, lot 438
8 8     Giessener 82, 1997, lot 189
9 9     ✸ Lanz 106, 27 Nov. 2001, lot 342
10 10     A. Tricarico coll. (ex CNG MBS 72, 14 June 2006, lot 1430)