A beautiful rarity!
AR Denarius (20mm, 3.62g, 5h). Rome mint, struck mid-March - Sept 18, 83 (Second Issue), fgmhn.
IMP CAES DOMITIANVS AVG P M, head laureate left, bust draped; P M TR POT II COS VIIII DES X P P, Flavian Minerva maquette standing left, with thunderbolt and spear, shield at her left side (M3).
RIC 167 (R), BMC 43, RSC 604.
Ex Ancient Artifacts and Treasures.
This coin is so toned it is almost black. I purposely overexposed the image to show any detail at all. It's beautiful in hand, striking, so to speak.
