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  [Image]                              Item Sold At Auction #13
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                Web Product ID: 2771
                Estimate: $150.00
                Final Sale Price: $104.50
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                Denomination: Tessera
                Grade: VF green patina
                Reference: R. Göbl, Antike Numismatik, pl. 9, 101; cf. Cohen pp.
                267-8




  Time of Domitian. Circa 81-96 AD. Ć Tessera (3.92 gm). Two horse shoes within
  serpent-headed torque / TRI-VMP, IO-IO across field, olive-branch. BMCRE p. 412, note
  7; R. Göbl, Antike Numismatik, pl. 9, 101; cf. Cohen pp. 267-8. VF, green patina.
  Rare. Estimate $150.



  This enigmatic type belongs to a class of pseudo-currency some of which may have been
  intended to circulate as low-value denominations (mostly quadrantes), whilst others
  doubtless served non-numismatic functions, such as tickets or gambling counters. The
  precise meaning of the types and legends is unclear, though there seems to be some
  association with a military triumph. The connection with Domitian appears to be
  established by a coin with similar reverse bearing a bust of Minerva on obverse and
  the inscription IMP DOMIT AVG GERM (cf. Cohen 300, no authority cited).