Classical Numismatic Group, LLC
Auction 123 23-24 May 2023
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The Triumvirs. Octavian. Autumn 30-summer 29 BC. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.77 g, 10h). Uncertain mint in Italy (Rome?). 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. Area of soft strike. Near EF.
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.
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.