Roman Empire, Domitian (81-96 AD), bronze quadrans, 2.85g 
Obv: Female bust left, hair rolled (and possibly wreathed in grain; 
 presumably Ceres), legend IMP DOMIT AVGVST(?) 
Rev: S-C, basket filled with wheat (with seven ears) 
REFERENCE: VM 120v, cf. RIC 276b 
GRADING: F+ / VF, encrusted mixed patina, rare 
ORDER INFO: R2219, $110 

The exact type (and specifically, obverse deity) is not fully certain, though the basic attribution is, thus making it an interesting and rare piece. 


From, and by permission of, www.rudnik.com, January, 2005.