Roger Uselton Collection of Ancient and Biblical Coins
Coin Detail
- Uselton Catalog #: 22
- Class: Roman Imperatorial & Imperial
- Ruling Authority: Domitian (81-96 A.D.)
- Date Struck: 81-96 A.D.
- Type: AE (bronze) As
- Size: 26.51 mm.
- Weight: 9.97 g.
- Die Axis: 180°
- Obverse: Legend illegible; possibly IMP CAES DIVI VESP F DOMITIAN AVG P M; laureate bust right.
- Reverse: Minerva holding shield and spear; S C on either side.
- Exergue:
- References:
- Original #: 11
In 83 A.D. “the coinage of Domitian … settles into one of four main reverse types, all in praise of Minerva, the goddess whom Domitian most revered.” –James Grout. Domitian is believed to have been especially brutal toward Christian and Jewish populations. Some biblical scholars believe that the Book of Revelation is, in part, a screed against Rome in the time of Domitian.