Obverse: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P XII – laureate head of Domitian right. Reverse: IMP XXII COS XVI CENS P P P – Minerva helmeted, in chiton, standing left, holding a thunderbolt in right and long spear in left; shield at her feet. Mint/Date: Rome, AD 92 • Denomination/Metal: AR denarius (silver) • Weight: c. 3.45 g References: RIC II.1 741; BMCRE 205; RSC 279; RCV 2736 var. Short on Domitian: The younger son of Vespasian, he ruled from AD 81–96 with an efficient yet autocratic style, strengthening frontiers and sponsoring major building works in Rome. Tensions with the Senate culminated in his assassination in 96, paving the way for the Nerva-Antonine dynasty.