COINS OF THE ROMAN CAISER TIME. Domitianus, 81-96. Æ-As, 88, Rome; 11.31 g. IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P VIII CENS PER P P Head r. with laurel wreath//COS XIIII LVD SAEC FEC Emperor sacrifices l. over altar, before it Lyra and flute player as well as Victimarius and by another kneeling figure held bull, in the background six-leaved temple, in section S C. BMC 438; Coh. 90; RIC2 625. R Brown patina, slightly smoothed, very nice/almost very nice Acquired in October 1978. The ludi saeculares of Domitianus in the year 88 were celebrations after the Augustan secular era, but were held six years prematurely.