Dublin Core
Title
AE Sestertius of Domitian
Subject
money; coins (money)
Description
Domitian has gotten a bad rep as the paranoid successor of a popular father and brother. He was the second son of emperor Vespasian and the last of the Flavian Dynasty. His 15-year reign was marked by his strengthening of the Roman economy, a building program which included finishing the Colosseum, and defending the empire’s fringes. The face on this coin is centered and shows a great amount of wear and tear. The name sestertius means "two and one half", referring to its nominal value of two and a half asses (a bronze Roman coin, singular as), a value that was useful for commerce because it was one quarter of a denarius, a coin worth ten asses.
Creator
Domitian, Emperor of Rome
Source
Sear 2766; RIC 2-358
Publisher
ARTH250 (Professor V. Rousseau Fall 2021)
Date
88 CE
Contributor
RN
Rights
University Art Collection, University of St. Thomas (St. Paul)
Relation
[no text]
Format
Bronze (metal)
Language
Latin
Type
Physical object
Identifier
2012.002.202
Coverage
Roman Empire