brm_459198 - OCTAVIAN Denier
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Item sold on our e-shop (2018)
Price : 250.00 €
Item sold on our e-shop (2018)
Price : 250.00 €
Type : Denier
Date: 31-30 AC.
Mint name / Town : Rome ou Italie
Metal : silver
Millesimal fineness : 950 ‰
Diameter : 21,5 mm
Orientation dies : 3 h.
Weight : 3,58 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Flan très large. Usure importante. Contremarque sur la Victoire au droit. Patine grise superficielle
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Buste ailé de la Victoire à droite.
Reverse
Reverse legend : CAESAR - DIVI F.
Reverse description : Octave en Neptune, debout à gauche, le pied droit sur un globe, tenant un sceptre le main gauche et un aplustre de la main droite.
Reverse translation : “Cæsar Divi Fili”, (César fils du divin).
Commentary
Type rare que nous présentons pour la première fois à la vente.
Rare type that we are presenting for sale for the first time
Rare type that we are presenting for sale for the first time
Historical background
OCTAVIAN
(63 BC - 27 BC)
Octavian, born September 23, 63 BC in Thurium, was adopted by his great-uncle, Julius Caesar, in 45 BC. After Caesar's death, he formed the second triumvirate with Marc Antony and Lepidus and was one of the architects of the proscriptions which cost Cicero his life in 43 BC. In 42 BC, Brutus and Cassius were defeated at Philippi, where they committed suicide. After the naval battle of Actium (31 BC) and the conquest of Egypt the following year, Octavian celebrated a triple triumph in Rome (August 13-15, 29 BC). That year the temple of Julius Caesar was dedicated..
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