Domitian 81-96 AD
Silver denarius, 20 mm, 3.03 gm. Obv: DOMITIANVS CAESAR AVG F Laureate head of Domitian facing right. Rev: COS I, Romulus and Remus suckling she-wolf Rome mint. Struck under Vespasian, 77-78 AD Domitian (b. 10/24/51AD) campaigned aggresively in Britain and Germany. He was disliked by the writers Suetonius and Tacitus. His hypocritical policies were unpopular and he was murdered in his own bath at the instigation of his wife, Domitia, 10/18/96 AD.
Inv#: 8060
$500
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