Domitian caesar, 69 - 81. Aureus 73, AV 7.28 g. CAES AVG F – DOMIT COS II Laureate head r. with slight beard. Rev. Domitian on horseback l., raising r. hand and holding in l. hand sceptre. C 663. BMC Vespasian 123. RIC Vespasian 540. CBN Vespasian 104 var. (different arrangement of obverse legend). Calicó 812b.
A very rare variety. A lovely portrait struck on a very large flan and with a delicate
reddish tone, almost invisible marks, otherwise good extremely fine
Ex Sotheby's 10 November 1972, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 69; M&M 66, 1984, 588; Hess-Divo 307, 2007, 1590 and Rauch 87, 2010, 405 sales. From the collection of a Retired Banker.
Price realized | 32'000 CHF |
Starting price | 20'000 CHF |
Estimate | 25'000 CHF |