Obverse: Bust of Domitian wearing radiate crown
Reverse: Minerva, helmeted and draped, holding a thunderbolt and a spear, ...
| Collection: | Museum of Fine Arts, Boston |
| Context: | Rome |
| Material: | Bronze |
| Denomination: | Dupondius |
| Issuing Authority: | Roman Senate |
| Actual Weight: | 11.14 g. |
| Die Axis: | 6 |
| Date: | exact 82 AD |
| Dimensions: | 27 mm. |
| Region: | Latium |
| Period: | Flavian |
Obverse Type: Within a dotted circle, the figure of Minerva, helmeted and draped, standing in 3/4-view to the left. She holds a thunderbolt in her right hand and a spear upright in her left. At her left side is a round shield.
Donor: Theodora Wilbour Fund in Memory of Zoë Wilbour
Commentary: Imperial dupondius
Sources Used: BMCRE