Lot 183
Octavian. Silver Denarius (3.93 g), 30-29 BC. Uncertain Italian mint (Rome?). Laureate head of Octavian, as Apollo, right. Reverse: IMP CAESAR across field, rostral column ornamented with two anchors and six beaks of galleys, surmounted by a statue of Octavian, holding spear and parazonium. RIC I 271 (Augustus); HCRI 423; BN 68-71; BMC 633-6; RSC 124 (Augustus). Perfectly centered on a nice wide flan. Lightly toned. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $1,000 - UP
Peter Corcoran Collection, Ex Gorny & Mosch 244 (6 March 2017), 446; Gilbert Steinberg Collection (NAC, 16 November 1994), 135; CNA VII (4 May 1989), 287.
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| Realized $3,600 |
