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Aureus, 7.52g., Rome, 83-84 A.D., DOMITIA AVGVSTA IMP DOMITIANI, draped bust of Domitia right, her hair domed high on top, and tied in long plait behind, rev. CONCORDIA AVGVST, peacock with short tail, standing right (RIC 212B; BMC 60 var.; C.1 var.; Giacosa, Women of the Caesars p.41 and pl.xxi [this coin]), very fine, very rare
Aureus, 7.52g., Rome, 83-84 A.D., DOMITIA AVGVSTA IMP DOMITIANI, draped bust of Domitia right, her hair domed high on top, and tied in long plait behind, rev. CONCORDIA AVGVST, peacock with short tail, standing right (RIC 212B; BMC 60 var.; C.1 var.; Giacosa, Women of the Caesars p.41 and pl.xxi [this coin]), very fine, very rare

Details
Aureus, 7.52g., Rome, 83-84 A.D., DOMITIA AVGVSTA IMP DOMITIANI, draped bust of Domitia right, her hair domed high on top, and tied in long plait behind, rev. CONCORDIA AVGVST, peacock with short tail, standing right (RIC 212B; BMC 60 var.; C.1 var.; Giacosa, Women of the Caesars p.41 and pl.xxi [this coin]), very fine, very rare
Provenance
Montagu collection, Rollin and Feuardent, Paris, 20 April 1896, lot 244
NFA auction XXII, 1 June 1989, lot 51

Lot Essay

Despite the mature portrait, the lack of Domitian's title Germanicus and the fact that the legend runs counter-clockwise, would indicate that this is an early issue of A.D. 83-84, struck at the same time as the dynastic Aurei depicting Domitian and Domitia to which this issue is die linked. The peacock is the bird of Juno, protector of marriages. The choice is a curious one as Domitian had recently divorced Domitia and was at this time living with Julia, his brother's daughter.