The Triumvirs. Octavian and Divus Julius Caesar. 38 BC. Æ Sestertius (or Dupondius?) (30.5mm, 18.59 g, 2h). Southern Italian(?) mint. VF.

Electronic Auction 610 – Session 2
Lot: 1039.
Closing Date: Jun 4 2026 10:00 ET

Roman Republican, Bronze

Estimate: $ 1 000

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The Triumvirs. Octavian and Divus Julius Caesar. 38 BC. Æ Sestertius (or Dupondius?) (30.5mm, 18.59 g, 2h). Southern Italian(?) mint. Bare head of Octavian right, wearing slight beard / Laureate head of Divus Julius Caesar right. Crawford 535/1; Alföldi & Giard (unlisted dies); CRI 308; Sydenham 1335; RPC I 620; RBW 1822. Green patina, earthen deposits. VF. Struck on a broad flan with a beveled edge. Two attractive portraits.

Ex Bertolami Fine Arts E-Auction 304 (20 June 2024), lot 534; Classical Numismatic Group 61 (25 September 2002), lot 1600; Gilbert Steinberg Collection (Numismatica Ars Classica/ Spink Tasei, 16 November 1994), lot 120; Dr. Paul Hartwig Collection (Santamaria, 16 January 1924), lot 12.


Closing Date and Time: 4 June 2026 at 10:12:40 ET.

All winning bids are subject to a 20% buyer’s fee.