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Octavian, as Sole Imperator (30-27 BC). AR denarius (20mm, 3.17 gm, 10h). NGC VF 4/5 - 2/5. Rome, 28 BC. CAESAR-COS•VI, bare head of Octavian right; lituus right behind, linear border / AEGVPTO / CAPTA, crocodile right on ground line. RIC I 275a.
The crocodile, the symbol par excellence of Egypt, combined with this simple two-word legend, AEGVPTO CAPTA, refers to the subjugation of Ptolemaic Egypt and its incorporation as an Imperial province after the dual suicide of Marc Antony and Cleopatra in 30 BC.
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Octavian, as Sole Imperator (30-27 BC). AR denarius (20mm, 3.17 gm, 10h). NGC VF 4/5 - 2/5. Rome, 28 BC. CAESAR-COS•VI, bare head of Octavian right; lituus right behind, linear border / AEGVPTO / CAPTA, crocodile right on ground line. RIC I 275a.
The crocodile, the symbol par excellence of Egypt, combined with this simple two-word legend, AEGVPTO CAPTA, refers to the subjugation of Ptolemaic Egypt and its incorporation as an Imperial province after the dual suicide of Marc Antony and Cleopatra in 30 BC.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/roman-imperial/ancients-octavian-as-sole-imperator-30-27-bc-ar-denarius-20mm-317-gm-10h-ngc-vf-4-5-2-5/a/3099-31321.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3099-05052022
HID02906262019
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