minted in Rome
This silver coin was minted in Rome by the emperor Domitian in 88 AD. It is a type called a denarius, the most common Roman silver coin. This picture shows the reverse of the coin.
The reverse depicts Minerva, the goddess of wisdom and war, holding a thunderbolt and a spear, with a shield at her feet. The inscription 'IMP XIIII COS XIIII CENS P P P' around her is an abbreviated list of Domitian's titles and the number of years they were renewed.
The foundation of the Roman imperial coinage system was the denarius. Alongside this there was a limited gold series, based on the aureus, and a base metal series based on the sestertius. A denarius was of high value, equivalent to a soldier's daily wage.
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