Description
Lydia, Thyateira, Domitia (81 – 96 AD), wife of Domitian. ΔOMITIA CEBACTH; draped bust of Domitia right / ΘΥATEIΡHNΩN; tripod altar.
160,00 €
Lydia, Thyateira, Domitia (81 – 96 AD), wife of Domitian. ΔOMITIA CEBACTH; draped bust of Domitia right / ΘΥATEIΡHNΩN; tripod altar.
| Diameter [mm]: | AE16 |
| Weight [g]: | 2,54 |
| Grade: | aVF/aVF |
| Attribution: | RPC II 945 |
| Commentary: | rare; the elaborative hairdo is here ended with the smaller bun instead of longer hairtail as in other portraits; dark patina, good details |
Contrary to the prevailing opinion that Domitia was involved in assasination of her husband, even decades after his death, she always referred to herself as "Domitia, wife of Domitian".