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Auction XLIII  6-7 June 2015
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Lot 193

Starting price: 500 EUR
Price realized: 750 EUR
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Octavian. AR Denarius, 42 BC. Mint moving with Octavian. Obv. CAESAR III VIR RPC. Bare head of Octavian right, with light beard. Rev. CAESAR DIC PE inscribed on curule chair on which is wreath. Cr. 497/2d. AR. g. 3.67 mm. 19.00 RR. Insignificant area of weakness on obverse, otherwise EF. Very rare and of considerable historical interest. The issue commemorates the triumph of J. Caesar in 45 BC. when the Senate decreed to him a gilded sella and a jewelled wreath. A portrait of outstanding style and enchanting old cabinet tone with golden hues.
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