The Triumvirs. Octavian. Autumn 30-summer 29 BC. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.75 g, 6h). Uncertain mint in Italy (Rome?).

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Lot: 6590. Estimated: $ 500

Roman Republican, Silver

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The Triumvirs. Octavian. Autumn 30-summer 29 BC. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.75 g, 6h). Uncertain mint in Italy (Rome?). Bare head right / Octavian’s Actian arch (arcus Octaviani), showing a single span surmounted by Octavian in facing triumphal quadriga; IMP • CAESAR on the architrave. CRI 422; RIC I 267; RSC 123. In NGC encapsulation 4241555-017, graded Ch XF, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 3/5. Well centered, and with underlying luster.

The single-span arcus Octaviani, celebrating Octavian’s victory at Actium, was replaced in 19 BC by the arcus Augusti, a triple-span arch built to celebrate the recovery by Augustus of the famous standards lost by Antony and Crassus.

Closing Date and Time: 26 January 2022 at 13:16:20 ET.

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