Domitian AR Denarius (Minerva/owl, RIC II 657)

DOMITIAN, AD 81-96
AR Denarius (19.29mm, 3.53g, 6h)
Struck AD 88-89. Rome mint
Obverse: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P VIII, laureate head of Domitian right
Reverse: IMP XVII COS XIIII CENS PPP, Minerva standing right on top of rostral column, holding spear and shield; owl to lower right
References: RIC II 657 (R)

A rare type, well-struck on good metal with light toning. A distinctive and unusually artistic portrait of Domitian.

Sammlung : Roman Imperial - the Flavians