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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Domitian 500

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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Domitian 500, As, Bronze, struck at Rome, 86–86 AD. Obverse: bust of domitian, laureate, right with aegis. Reverse: virtus standing right, resting foot on helmet, holding spear and parazonium. Weight about 10.1 g, diameter 27.1 mm.
obverse RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Domitian 500
reverse RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Domitian 500
mint Rome weight 10.09g (9)
ruler Domitian diameter ⌀27.1 (6)
denomination As axis 6↕ (7)
material Bronze technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Bust of Domitian, laureate, right with aegis

IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM COS XII CENS PER P P
reverse

Virtus standing right, resting foot on helmet, holding spear and parazonium

VIRTVTI AVGVSTI S C
specimens (10)
British Museum 11.64g 6↕
British Museum (RIC II.1, 2nd ed.)
RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Domitian 500, harvard
Harvard Art Museums 10.40g 6↕
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 9.69g ⌀27.5
Portable Antiquities Scheme ⌀23.0
Portable Antiquities Scheme 4.00g ⌀25.5 6↕
Portable Antiquities Scheme 9.50g ⌀30.2 6↕
BnF (National Library of France) 11.20g
British Museum 11.53g 6↕
British Museum (RIC II.1, 2nd ed.)

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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Domitian 500 (ric.2_1(2).dom.500), 86–86 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-ii-part-1-second-edition-domitian-500/ (accessed: 2026-09-14). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA