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E-Sale 79  14 Jan 2021
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Lot 678

Estimate: 100 GBP
Price realized: 140 GBP
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Octavian AR Denarius. Military mint travelling with Octavian in Italy, late 41 BC. C•CAESAR•III•VIR•R•P•C, bare head right / POPVL•IVSSV, equestrian statue of Octavian galloping left, his right arm extended. Crawford 518/2; CRI 299; RSC 227. 3.68g, 17mm, 9h.

Near Very Fine; banker's mark to obv. Rare.

From a private European collection;
Ex Jean Elsen & ses Fils S.A., Auction 101, 13 June 2009, lot 178.

This reverse type alludes to the equestrian statue awarded to Octavian by the Senate for his part in the defeat of Brutus and Cassius at the Battle of Philippi in 42 BC.
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