Watch List notes:

Octavian, 44-27 BC. Denarius (Silver, 19 mm, 3.85 g, 2 h), uncertain mint in Italy, 37. IMP•CAESAR•DIVI•F•III•VIR•ITER•R•P•C Bare head of Octavian to right. Rev. COS•ITER•ET•[TER•DESIG] Simpulum, sprinkler, jug and lituus. Babelon (Julia) 140. Crawford 538/1. RBW 1826. Sydenham 1334. A wonderfully toned and remarkably attractive example. Very minor edge filing, otherwise, about extremely fine.


From a German collection of Roman Denarii, formed in the 1980s to early 2000s, ex Münzen & Medaillen 81, 18-19 September 1995, 145 and Leu 17, 3-4 May 1977, 873 ('Silbermünzen der römischen Republik aus einer alten Privatsammlung').