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Augustus (27 BC-AD 14). AV aureus (19mm, 7.92 gm, 8h). NGC Choice XF 4/5 - 3/5. Lugdunum, 15-13 BC. AVGVSTVS-DIVI•F, bare head of Augustus right / IMP-X, Apollo Citharoedus of Actium, standing facing, head left, plectrum in right hand, lyre in left; ACT in exergue. RIC I 170. Calicó 215a.
From the Robert S. Sloan Collection. Ex J. Pierpont Morgan Collection, Public Auction Sale (14 September 1983), lot 41.
Part of a larger series of Actium issues, this reverse type references the temple of Apollo at Actium which overlooked the sea where Octavian defeated the combined naval forces of Marc Antony and Cleopatra VII. The Actium series of coins was one of several tools used by Octavian to solidify his political legacy and celebrate his 'divinely' won victory over the Antonian-Ptolemaic fleet. Soon after, he installed a monument dedicated to Mars, Neptune and Apollo on the very spot his tent previously rested; renovated the temple of Apollo; established a new city, Nicopolis, which connected several regional communities; and eventually founded the Actian games to take place in this new city.
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Augustus (27 BC-AD 14). AV aureus (19mm, 7.92 gm, 8h). NGC Choice XF 4/5 - 3/5. Lugdunum, 15-13 BC. AVGVSTVS-DIVI•F, bare head of Augustus right / IMP-X, Apollo Citharoedus of Actium, standing facing, head left, plectrum in right hand, lyre in left; ACT in exergue. RIC I 170. Calicó 215a.
From the Robert S. Sloan Collection. Ex J. Pierpont Morgan Collection, Public Auction Sale (14 September 1983), lot 41.
Part of a larger series of Actium issues, this reverse type references the temple of Apollo at Actium which overlooked the sea where Octavian defeated the combined naval forces of Marc Antony and Cleopatra VII. The Actium series of coins was one of several tools used by Octavian to solidify his political legacy and celebrate his 'divinely' won victory over the Antonian-Ptolemaic fleet. Soon after, he installed a monument dedicated to Mars, Neptune and Apollo on the very spot his tent previously rested; renovated the temple of Apollo; established a new city, Nicopolis, which connected several regional communities; and eventually founded the Actian games to take place in this new city.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/roman-imperial/ancients-augustus-27-bc-ad-14-av-aureus-19mm-792-gm-8h-ngc-choice-xf-4-5-3-5/a/61316-22059.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-61316-05142023
HID02906262019
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