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Lot 33. Domitianus AE30, Smyrna

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Exceedingly rare
Domitianus AE30, Smyrna

Time left: 		Bidding closed (Sunday, December 12th, 19:11:00 CET)
Current time: Sunday, December 22nd, 02:36:15 CET
Price realised: CHF 80.00 (1 bid)
Approx. EUR 85.83 / USD 89.53 / GBP 71.22
High bidder: Bidder 1

eAuction #74, Lot 33. Estimate: CHF 100.00

Domitianus (81-96 AD). AE 30 (12.37 g). Smyrna, Asia. L. Mestrius Florus, proconsul Asiae.
Obv. ΔOMITIANΩ KAICAPI CEBACTΩ ZMYPNAIOI THN ACIAN, Draped and veiled Bust of Asia/Demeter Horia to left, holding corn-ears and cornucopiae. Rev. EΠI ΛOYKIOY MECTPIOY ΦΛΩPOY ANΘYΠATOY, Temple with eight columns, statue to either side.
RPC 1019 (3 specimens); Klose, Smyrna 72 (V22/R62) (1 specimen).

Exceedingly rare, the fourth specimen known and only the second one from these dies. Fine.

L. Mestrius Florus, proconsul Asiae 83/84 AD, was a friend of Vespasianus.



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