| Harlan J. Berk, Ltd. > Buy or Bid Sale 227 | Auction date: 14 May 2024 |
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| Lot description: Domitian. Sestertius; Domitian; 81-96 AD, Rome, 88-9 AD, Sestertius, 24.34g. RIC-609 (C), BM-428, C-81 (50 Fr.). Obv: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM - P M TR P VIII CENS PER P P Head laureate r. Rx: COS XIIII (weakly struck) - LVD SAEC on l. and r., S C in exergue, Domitian seated l. on platform inscribed SVF P D, distributing suffimenta to man and child standing r. before platform; on platform, two vessels by emperor's feet; in background, four-columned temple. Ex Berk 47, 19 February 1987, 464. Commemorates Domitian's distribution of cleansing agents to the populace before his Saecular Games of 88 or more likely 89 AD.This is an exquisite example of a rare Saecular Games issue of Domitian. aVF / gVF Estimate: 2000 USD |  |
