The Triumvirs. Octavian. Autumn 30-summer 29 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.60 g, 2h). Uncertain mint in Italy (Rome?). Near VF.

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Roman Republican, Silver

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The Triumvirs. Octavian. Autumn 30-summer 29 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.60 g, 2h). Uncertain mint in Italy (Rome?). Laureate head of Apollo of Actium right, with features resembling Octavian / Octavian, as city founder, holding whip and plow-handle, plowing right with yoke of oxen. CRI 424; RIC I 272; RSC 117. Toned, small flan flaw on obverse, a couple of scrapes on reverse. Near VF.

This issue refers to the foundation of Nicopolis in Epiros by Octavian during the Actian campaign. This scene, in which the founder is plowing with oxen, refers to the Roman custom of fixing a boundary for a new city by marking it with a pomerium, or sacred furrow.

Closing Date and Time: 18 March 2026 at 12:52:20 ET.

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