| Classical Numismatic Group > Auction 126 | Auction date: 28 May 2024 |
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| Lot description: Domitia. Augusta, AD 82-96. AV Aureus (19.5mm, 7.52 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Domitian, AD 88-89. DOMITIΛ ΛVG IMP DO MITIΛN ΛVG GERM, draped bust right, wearing hair massed high in front and in long plait behind / CONCORDIΛ • ΛVGVST •, peacock standing right. RIC II.1 678 (Domitian); Calicó 946b (same dies as illustration); BMCRE 249 note (Domitian); BN 217 (Domitian; same obv. die); Biaggi 446; Jameson 83 (same obv. die). Minor smoothing in obverse field, some scratches and marks on reverse, a few edge marks. VF. Artistic portrait in high relief. From the Jonathan K. Kern Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 120 (11 May 2022), lot 813. Domitia Longina, the daughter of a famous Roman general, married Domitian in AD 71. A boy was soon born to the couple, but died very young. The marriage was a tempestuous one and Domitia endured a period of exile, but was back in favor after AD 84. The historian Cassius Dio states Domitia played a role in her husband's assassination on 18 September AD 96. She died peacefully sometime between AD 126 and AD 130. Her aurei are especially rare. Estimate: 5000 USD |  |
