| Classical Numismatic Group > Auction 126 | Auction date: 28 May 2024 |
| Lot number: 749 Price realized: This lot is for sale in an upcoming auction - Bid on this lot  | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: Domitia. Augusta, AD 82-96. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.43 g, 5h). Rome mint. Struck under Domitian, AD 82-83. Draped bust right, wearing necklace, her hair is knotted in long plait on neck and massed high in front above forehead / Naked infant boy (Divus Caesar as a baby Jupiter) seated on a globe, marked with cross zones, stretching out hands at sides; seven stars (septentriones) above and around. RIC II.1 153 (Domitian); RSC 11. Toned, minor edge marks. VF. Very rare. From the I.L. Collection. Ex Naville Numismatics 15 (7 June 2015), lot 426. Domitia bore Domitian two children, first a girl, then a boy about a year later. The son died young and was deified. He is shown on the reverse of this coin as a baby Jupiter seated on a globe, surrounded by the Septentriones, the seven stars in Ursa Major that make up the Big Dipper. Estimate: 1500 USD |  |
