Ancients
Octavian, as Sole Imperator (30-27 BC). AE "sestertius" (32mm, 16.34 gm, 8h). NGC XF★ 5/5 - 4/5. Uncertain Italian mint, ca. 38 BC. DIVI•F, bare head of Octavian right; star with eight rays in right field, dotted border / DIVOS / IVLIVS, legend in two lines within large wreath; dotted border. Crawford 535/2. Sydenham 1336.
From the Rockport Collection. Privately purchased from Heritage Auctions in the 1980s. Sold with original custom holder listing older catalog references.
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