Octavian as Augustus, 27 BC – 14 AD
P. Petronius Turpilianus. Denarius circa 19 BC, AR 3.83 g. CAESAR – AVGVSTVS Bare head r. Rev. TVRPILIANVS – III·VIR Tarpeia standing facing, hands raised, half buried by pile of shields. C 494. BMC 29. RIC 299. CBN 157.
Wonderful iridescent tone and extremely fine
Ex Tkalec 23rd October 1998, 106; Roma XIV, 2017, 662 and Triton XXIII, 2020, 652 sales. From the Jonathan P. Rosen collection.