As of Emperor Domitian — Virtus
As cara Domicijana — Virtus
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loads {mb} MBMedieval civic coins of Ulcinj and Svač and Roman coins found in Montenegro — 3D models after specimens in other collections; the coin type is asserted, not the provenance of the specimen shown.
Description
Roman as of Emperor Domitian (AD 81–96), struck in Rome in copper or a copper-based alloy; the as was a coin of small value for everyday purchases. The obverse shows the emperor’s laureate head facing right, with his name and titles. On the reverse Virtus, the personification of courage and military virtue, stands right holding a spear and a parazonium, a short sword, her left foot resting on a helmet. The legend VIRTVTI AVGVSTI means “to the courage of the emperor”, and S C (Senatus consulto) “by decree of the Senate”.
According to information supplied with the photograph, this specimen was found at Doclea. The catalogue of the Doclea excavations records an as of Domitian of the same type, dated to AD 87; it is not confirmed that the photographed specimen is that find, and its exact year of striking is not known.
The 3D model was made after photographs of a specimen of this type: obverse and reverse were modelled separately, in full relief, and joined into a two-sided coin at true size (diameter from the catalogue, thickness derived from the weight). The model is a faithful three-dimensional rendering of the type, not a measured survey of the specimen; the relief height is emphasised for legibility. For 3D printing, obverse and reverse were prepared as separate models.
Technical drawing
Open PDF (A3) ↓Literature and sources
- London Museum: „Coin, as“ — https://www.londonmuseum.org.uk/collections/v/object-349344/coin-as/
- Ashmolean Museum, Oxford: HCR90311 — https://hcr.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coin/hcr90311
- Hunterian Museum, University of Glasgow: priručnik, str. 15 — https://www.gla.ac.uk/media/Media_278745_smxx.pdf
- Stellenbosch University: „Virtus“ — https://academic.sun.ac.za/antieke/coins/muntwerf/persvirtus.html
- Roman Provincial Coinage III, 3487 — https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/3/3487
- M. Reškova, „Monete sa iskopavanja na Duklji 2005–2010“, Nova antička Duklja II (2011), str. 99 i 104, br. 1 — https://nadcg.me/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/4-11.pdf
- Numista N#251983, RIC II.1 550 — https://en.numista.com/251983
