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Quadrans of Domitian

Roman (Artist)
83-85 CE (Roman Imperial)
bronze; struck

Obverse: Rhinoceros walking left; beaded border. Reverse: Large S • C in field; beaded border.
This unusual coin can be linked with games given by Domitian and celebrated in the poetry of Martial (de Spectaculis 11 and 26).

Inscription

[Inscription, Latin; reverse] IMP(erator) DOMIT(ianus) AVG(ustus) GERM(anicus); in field, S(enatus) • C(onsulto) [Translation] Imperator Domitian Augustus Germanicus; by senatorial decree

Provenance
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Mrs. Wyatt Tiffany, Baltimore, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1949, by gift.

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Geographies

Italy, Rome (Place of Origin)

Measurements

Max diam: 11/16 in. (1.81 cm); axis: 12:00

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Wyatt Tiffany, 1949

Location in Museum

Not on view

Accession Number

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59.703

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