Ancient Rome (Imperial) 88 - 89 AD Domitian Silver Denarius Minerva RIC I# 669 good VF
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Ancient Rome (Imperial) AD 88 - AD 89 Domitian Silver Denarius Minerva RIC I# 669 good VF
Emperor: Domitian
Obverse: Head of Domitian, laureate, right. Legend: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P VIII
Reverse:Minerva standing left, holding thunderbolt and spear; shield at side. Legend: IMP XIX COS XIIII CENS P P P
Reference Numbers: RIC I# 669
Diameter: 18.88 Weight:3.25 Metal: Silver
Condition: Very Fine
Strong details both sides.
As the youngest son of Vespasian, Domitian is thought to have benefited little from his father's fame during his formative years, far less than his older brother, Titus.
When Vespasian fell out of favor for most of Nero's reign, Domitian was then in his formative years, and his life experience was one of relative poverty and isolation. When Nero recalled Vespasian from obscurity to serve as proconsul in Africa, and later still to lead the war in Judaea, Titus was 27 years old and was able to join his father; Domitian was only 15 years old and remained in Rome.
While Vespasian and Titus gained glory in Judaea and Alexandria, Domitian lived in danger in war-torn Rome - he was a potential target of Galba and Otho, and an obvious target of Vitellius.
In the final days of Vitellius' reign, Domitian narrowly missed death by disguising himself as a devotee of Isis and escaping the burning Temple of Capitoline Jupiter in which his uncle Flavius Sabinus, the prefect of Rome, perished.
Even when his father and brother returned to Rome, Domitian was not taken seriously. He received many superficial honors (see Suetonius, Domitian 1-2), but was entrusted with no real responsibility and played a distant second fiddle to his brother.
It is no surprise that Domitian was rumored to have murdered Titus, in whose shadow he had always lived enviously.
Nor is it any wonder that when Domitian finally assumed supreme power, he ruled in a more extravagant fashion than his father and brother.
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