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OCTAVIANUS



D-000-007-2017 RIC I - 270 (Augustus)
  • Obverse: Laureate bust of Octavian, as Jupiter Terminus, right; thunderbolt behind
  • Reverse: Octavian, togate, seated left on curule chair, holding Victory in right hand, left hand on lap; IMP CAESAR across fields
  • Type: Denar
  • State: Good EF
  • Weight: 3,69 gr.
  • Date: 30 BC
  • Mint: Central Italy
  • Diameter: 20 mm.
  • Die axis: 3 hs
  • RIC I: 270 (Augustus)
  • Other Ref: BMC 637; Sear Imp. 427
  • Source: Roma Numismatics XIII (03-2017). Lot 726
  • Comments:

    Near Mint State. Sound, lustrous metal. Better than all examples present on CoinArchives and certainly one of the very finest known examples of this beautiful type, which is virtually impossible to find in high state of preservation