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The Triumvirs. Octavian. Autumn 30-summer 29 BC. AR Denarius (19.5mm, 3.66 g, 10h). Italian (Rome?) mint. Bare head right / Octavian's Actian arch (arcus Octaviani), showing a single span surmounted by Octavian in facing triumphal quadriga; IMP • CAESAR on the architrave. CRI 422; RIC I 267; RSC 123. Toned, a little off center, light scratches, light roughness on obverse. VF.
From the Stein A. Evensen Collection.
The single-span arcus Octaviani, celebrating Octavian's victory at Actium, was replaced in 19 BC by the arcus Augusti, a triple-span arch built to celebrate the recovery by Augustus of the famous standards lost by Antony and Crassus.
From the Stein A. Evensen Collection.
The single-span arcus Octaviani, celebrating Octavian's victory at Actium, was replaced in 19 BC by the arcus Augusti, a triple-span arch built to celebrate the recovery by Augustus of the famous standards lost by Antony and Crassus.