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Period : Iron Age
Material : Bronze
Height : 0.21 cm
Diameter : 1.21 cm
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A Roman bronze coin dating from the reign of Emperor Domitian (81- 96AD). Found in Mleiha ML9. Obverse: A bust of the Emperor Domitian wearing a laurel wreath and facing right. The bust is surrounded by the legend: “IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM COS XVI CENSPER P P” Reverse: The Goddess Fortuna, holding a Cornucopia of plenty, accompanied by the wording: “FORTUNAE AVGVSTI”Sharjah, UAE. In storage at the Sharjah Archaeology Authority.


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