85 AD., Domitian, Rome mint, Sestertius, RIC 284.

Domitian, Rome mint, struck 85 AD.,
Æ Sestertius (34-35 mm / 23,62 g),
Obv.: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM COS XI CENS POT P P , laureate head of Domitian right, aegis at neck.
Rev.: S C , Domitian on horseback right, holding shield, about to spear fallen German warrior. The German warrior is fallen back on his left knee, fighting with a sword. Both holding long hexangular shields.
RIC II 284 ; BMC 339 ; Coh. 484 .

This type is one of a series struck to 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.