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The Triumvirs. Octavian. 28 BC. AR Denarius (20.5mm, 3.53 g, 1h). Uncertain mint, perhaps in Cyrenaica(?). Bare head right; lituus behind; CAESAR to left, COS • VI to right / Crocodile standing right with jaws open; AEGVPTO above, CAPTA below. CRI 430; RIC I 275a; RSC 2; BMCRR East 243-4; RBW –. Attractive cabinet toning, a few light marks, small flan flaw on obverse. VF. Rare.
From the Peter J. Merani Collection, purchased from Kirk Davis. Ex Vecchi 4 (5 December 1996), lot 44.
Following the decisive battle of Actium, in August of 30 BC Octavian invaded Egypt and founded the Prefecture of Egypt, leaving intact the Ptolemaic structures in culture and administration. Octavian struck this issue to commemorate the event; the reverse depicts a crocodile, which was the symbol of the country and, locally, an important deity.
From the Peter J. Merani Collection, purchased from Kirk Davis. Ex Vecchi 4 (5 December 1996), lot 44.
Following the decisive battle of Actium, in August of 30 BC Octavian invaded Egypt and founded the Prefecture of Egypt, leaving intact the Ptolemaic structures in culture and administration. Octavian struck this issue to commemorate the event; the reverse depicts a crocodile, which was the symbol of the country and, locally, an important deity.