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title: Imperial Roman Coin Portraying a Rhinoceros
author: Classical Numismatic Group
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7979/imperial-roman-coin-portraying-a-rhinoceros/
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updated: 1970-01-01
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# Imperial Roman Coin Portraying a Rhinoceros

_Authored by Classical Numismatic Group_

## Image File

[![Imperial Roman Coin Portraying a Rhinoceros](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7979.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7979.jpg)

## Image Caption

This [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) quadrans was minted in the reign of [Domitian](https://www.worldhistory.org/domitian/) sometime between 84-90 CE and features a two-horned rhinoceros on the obverse. The [coin](https://www.worldhistory.org/coinage/) commemorates the appearance of a two-horned rhinoceros in the [Colosseum](https://www.worldhistory.org/Colosseum/) for the first time, where it captured the interest of Emperor Domitian. Several surviving examples of the coin have survived and can be found in private collections or the collections of museums like the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. (Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. )

## Cite This Work

### APA
Group, C. N. (2018, January 23). Imperial Roman Coin Portraying a Rhinoceros. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7979/imperial-roman-coin-portraying-a-rhinoceros/>
### Chicago
Group, Classical Numismatic. "Imperial Roman Coin Portraying a Rhinoceros." *World History Encyclopedia*, January 23, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7979/imperial-roman-coin-portraying-a-rhinoceros/>.
### MLA
Group, Classical Numismatic. "Imperial Roman Coin Portraying a Rhinoceros." *World History Encyclopedia*, 23 Jan 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7979/imperial-roman-coin-portraying-a-rhinoceros/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rhinodomitien.jpeg) by [**Classical Numismatic Group**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rhinodomitien.jpeg). Submitted by [Arienne King](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/ava.spartan.117/ "User Page: Arienne King"), published on 23 January 2018. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.