ASIA MINOR, Uncertain. Domitian. AD 81-96. AR Cistophorus (26mm, 6h). Rome(?) mint. Struck circa AD 95.

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ASIA MINOR, Uncertain. Domitian. AD 81-96. AR Cistophorus (26mm, 6h). Rome(?) mint. Struck circa AD 95. Laureate head right / Distyle temple set on four-tiered base; within, cult statue of Augustus standing facing, holding spear, being crowned with wreath by female figure (Roma) holding cornucopia; ROM ET AVG across entablature, no letter in exergue. RIC II.1 854; RPC II 875; RSC 407 var. (G in exergue). Light scratches, deposits. In NGC encapsulation 5746448-014, graded VF.

From the A. Short Collection (Heritage 232037, 9 September 2020), lot 62175.

While no decisive evidence exists for the location of the mint of the cistophori during the reigns of Vespasian through Trajan, the style, legends, and, in particular, the consistent die axis point to Rome, suggesting that these coins were minted in the capital and then sent to Asia for local use.

Closing Date and Time: 1 June 2022 at 12:16:20 ET.

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