Domitianus - SPES aureus (MA2669)

Domitian, as Caesar, AV Aureus. Rome, AD 75. CAES AVG F DOMIT COS III, laureate head to right / PRINCEPS IVVENTVT, Spes advancing to left, holding flower and hem of skirt. RIC II.1 787 (Vespasian); C. 374; BMCRE 155 (Vespasian); Calicó 912. 7.16g, 19mm

about Very Fine. This aureus, struck during Domitian's Caesarship, pairs him with the goddess Spes ("Hope"), placing upon him the Roman people's "hopes" for continued stability under the Flavians.