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Coin ID #10477

Philadelphia (AD 81-96) AE 21- Domitian

Domitian, 81-96 AD. AE21 (4.90g). ΑΥΤΟΚΡΑΤΩΡ ΚΑΙCΑΡ ΔΟΜΙΤΙΑΝΟC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / ΕΠΙ ΦΛ ΠΡΑΞΕΟΥ ΑΡΞ ΠΡ ΙΕΡΕΩC, ΦIΛAΔEΛΦEΩN, turreted goddess (Mother Anaitis) seated left; lion to left; forepart of deer (?) above. Dark brown patina with earthen highlights.

An issue struck under the magistrate and high priest, Flavios Praxeas, who held his office for life. This coin is curious, as it is struck in brass, thus supposing it to have been intended as a coin of higher value than recorded. Also, forepart of a deer on the reverse (unrecorded variety).

File information
Filename:RP687.jpg
City/Mint name:Philadelphia
Keywords:bronze / roman
References:RPC II 1338 var. (6); SNG Cop 376
Valuation:$47.60 (Numismatik Lanz, 3/2011)
Photo courtesy of:Robert Effler
Filesize:52 KiB
Date added:Jun 09, 2013
Dimensions:494 x 239 pixels
Displayed:363 times
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Helvetica   [Mar 22, 2014 at 05:49 PM]
The deity is sometimes named as Kybele (because of the lion), and the stag is thought to be either on her lap or on the arm of the chair. This type (with stag) is published as Imhoof GRM 8, Mionnet IV, 559; Mionnet Supp. VII, 388; RPC 1338; SNG Cop 376; Lindgren III 501; Paris 976.

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