Roman Empire β denarius of Domitianus ( AD) minted in
Domitianus (), AR Denarius. Rome, AD 3.18 grams, 18.5 mm Obverse: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG β GERM M TR P VIII - Laurelled head facing right, Reverse: IMP XIX COS β XIIII CENS P P P β Minerva facing right, waving a spear and a shield, standing on a dinghy with an owl on the half-deck Ref.: RIC II, 138Domitian was the son of Vespasian and the brother of Titus. After Titus died, he became emperor. He would stay in power for fifteen years, in which he implemented great cultural, economic and political changes. He was the first who asked to be addressed as emperor and god. Because of his tyrannical way of ruling, he was hated by the Senate. A conspiracy, in which his successor Nerva was probably involved in, cost him his life. Read More