bpv_273698 - OCTAVIAN Dupondius
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Item sold on our e-shop (2015)
Price : 50.00 €
Item sold on our e-shop (2015)
Price : 50.00 €
Type : Dupondius
Date: c. 44-36 AC.
Mint name / Town : Celsa (Lepida), Espagne, Tarraconnaise
Metal : copper
Diameter : 30 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 7,33 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un flan large et irrégulier, à l’usure importante, mais parfaitement lisible et identifiable. Patine verte, légèrement granuleuse
Obverse
Obverse legend : COL VIC IVL LEP.
Obverse description : Tête de Vénus à droite.
Obverse translation : “Colonia Victrix Iulia Lepida”, (Colonie victorieuse Julia Lepida.
Reverse
Reverse legend : PR II [VIR]// L. NEP. [L. SVRA II VIR].
Reverse description : Taureau debout à droite.
Reverse translation : “Caio Balbo Lucio Porcio”, (À Caius Balbus et Lucius Porcius).
Commentary
Monaie coupée en deux. Poids très léger. Pour ce type, les auteurs du Roman Provincial Coinage, les auteurs ont recensé 41 exemplaires avec treize coins de droit et un poids moyen de 14,95 g pour 36 exemplaires avec dix-huit coins de droit.
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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