Domitian, Rome mint, 90-91 AD.,
Æ Sestertius (34-36 mm / 20,18 g),
Obv.: IMP CA-ES DOMIT AVG GERM COS XV CENS PER P P , laureate head of Domitian right .
Rev.: S C , Domitian, in military outfit, standing facing, head left, holding thunderbolt in extended right hand and long sceptre in left hand being crowned by Victory standing behind and cradling palm in left arm.
new RIC II 703 ; old RIC II 390 ; Coh. 513 .
German victory type. This and other propaganda types celebrate the extension of the Roman frontier on the Rhine and Main in Hesse, the area of the Chatti. While this celebrates Domitian's "victories" over the Germans, it wasn't until the reign of Trajan that victory was actually obtained.