THE ALFRED FRANKLIN COLLECTION OF ANCIENT COINS, ROMAN SILVER AND BRONZE COINS, Octavian, Silver Denarius, Italian (Rome?) mint, struck 31-30 BC, bust of Victory facing right, rev CAESAR – DIVI F, Octavian as Neptune, naked but for a cloak hanging from shoulders, standing left, his right foot resting on a globe, holding an aplustre and a sceptre, 3.53g, 7h (RIC 256; BMC 615; C 60). Attractive style, good very fine, toned.
ex Numismatica Ars Classica, Auction D, 2-3 March 1994, lot 1773
ex Spink Auction 4013, 15 July 2004, lot 17
Mint of Rome unless otherwise stated
Estimate: £500-700