v18_0267 - OCTAVIAN Denier
MONNAIES 18 (2003)
Starting price : 150.00 €
Estimate : 250.00 €
unsold lot
Starting price : 150.00 €
Estimate : 250.00 €
unsold lot
Type : Denier
Date: c. 40 AC.
Mint name / Town : atelier militaire itinérant en Italie avec Octave
Metal : silver
Millesimal fineness : + 950 ‰
Diameter : 19 mm
Orientation dies : 3 h.
Weight : 3,42 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire à l’usure importante, mais avec les sujets parfaitement visibles. Patine sombre. Argent corné
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : C. CAESAR. III. - VIR. R. P. C.
Obverse description : Tête nue d'Octave à droite, imberbe (O°).
Obverse translation : “Caius Cæsar Triumviri Rei Publicae Constituandæ”, (Caius César, triumvir pour la restauration de la République).
Reverse
Reverse legend : Q. SALVIVS. I-(MP). COS. DESIG.
Reverse description : Foudre vertical.
Reverse translation : “Quintus Salvius Imperator Consul Designatus”, (Quintus Salvius imperator consul désigné).
Commentary
Poids léger. Pour ce type, M. Crawford a relevé une estimation inférieure à 30 pour les coins de droit et inférieure à 33 pour les coins de revers.
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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