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 c078


Roman Sestertius Coins

Inv. No.: c078
Date: A.D. 86.
Weight: 21.93g
 
Obv.: Domitian, laureate, with aegis.
IMP.CAES.DOMIT.AVG.GERM.COS.XII CENS.PER.P.P.

Rev.: Jupiter seated, holding Victory and sceptre.
IOVI VICTORI S.C.

Here Jupiter is depicted in his special character as giver of victory: in the year before this coin was issued, the imperial frontiers were extended on the upper Rhine and the Maine.

Comparanda:
RIC, Domitian 313.