ASIA MINOR, Uncertain. Domitia. Augusta, AD 82-96. AR Cistophorus (26.5mm, 11.17 g, 6h). Struck under Domitian, AD 82. Near EF.

Triton XXVII
Lot: 480. Estimated: $ 2 000

Roman Provincial, Coin-in-Hand Video, Silver

Sold For $ 7 000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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ASIA MINOR, Uncertain. Domitia. Augusta, AD 82-96. AR Cistophorus (26.5mm, 11.17 g, 6h). Struck under Domitian, AD 82. DOMITIA AVGVSTA, draped bust right, hair in long braids with single looped plait at back / VENVS AVG, Venus Victrix, seen half from behind, naked to the hips and draped below the waist, standing right, resting left elbow on column, holding scepter in left hand and helmet in right. RPC II 870; RSC 19; SNG von Aulock 6590. Old cabinet tone with deep iridescence, a few minor cleaning hairlines. Near EF.

From the Wayne Scheible Collection, purchased from Harlan J. Berk, Ltd. Ex Triton VI (14 January 2003), lot 854; CNG inventory 726296 (18 April 2001).

Domitia Longina was the daughter of the famous Roman general Corbulo, and the mistress of Domitian before the two were married in AD 71. A boy was born to the couple, but died very young and was deified upon Domitian’s accession as emperor in AD 81. Domitia was acclaimed as Augusta shortly thereafter, but the marriage was a tempestuous one and she was exiled from the palace for a time in AD 83. By the following year she had returned, and the couple seems to have arrived at a modus vivendi for the rest of Domitian’s reign. The historian Cassius Dio claims Domitia had a role in her husband’s assassination in September of AD 96. However, she continued to refer to herself as “Domitia, wife of Domitian” for the rest of her long life. She died peacefully sometime between AD 126 and 130.

The final winners of all Triton XXVII lots will be determined at the live public sale that will be held on 9-10 January 2024.

Triton XXVII – Session Two – Lot 338–647 will be held Tuesday afternoon, 9 January 2024 beginning at 2:00 PM ET.

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