This bronze coin is set in an 18 karat gold pendant with 29 diamonds.

Titus Flavius Domitian was the son of the emperor Vespasian. His succession in A.D. 81 was smooth, and though the senate was generally hostile to him, Domitian is said to have been an able administrator and conscientious of his duties. Through careful administration of the provinces and supervision of regional governors, he achieved an equitable running of affairs. In an age of profligate rulers, Domitian was judicious in financial affairs, and left a surplus in the treasury upon his death. This handsome coin shows the emperor facing left, wearing a laurel crown. On the reverse are the letters SC (Senatus Consulto), meaning the coin was struck by the public authority of the senate according to the constitution of the republic, and the laws of the Roman mint. The contrast of the bold bronze and glittering diamonds makes this pendant an abject worthy of someone with imperial taste.