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brm_661488 - OCTAVIAN Denier

OCTAVIAN Denier AU/XF
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Item sold on our e-shop (2021)
Price : 580.00 €
Type : Denier
Date: printemps - été
Date: c. 36 AC.
Mint name / Town : Rome ou Italie
Metal : silver
Millesimal fineness : 950 ‰
Diameter : 18,5 mm
Orientation dies : 5 h.
Weight : 3,87 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie très légèrement décentrée. Joli portrait d’Octave. Revers agréable. Patine grise

Obverse


Obverse legend : IMP. CAESAR DIVI. F. III. VIR. ITER. R. P. C..
Obverse description : Tête nue d'Octave à droite, légèrement barbu (O°).
Obverse translation : “Imperator Cæsar Divi Filius Triumvir Iterum Rei Publicæ Constituandæ”, (Imperator Octave fils du divin Jules, triumvir pour la seconde fois pour la restauration de la République).

Reverse


Reverse legend : COS ITER ET TER DESIG/ DIVO IVL.
Reverse description : Temple tétrastyle du divin Jules avec le fronton triangulaire orné d’un astre (sidus Iulium) et inscription dans l’architrave.
Reverse translation : “Consul Iterum et Tertium Designatus/ Divo Iulio”, (Consul pour la seconde fois désigné pour la troisième fois/ au divin Jules).

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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