CNG 90, Lot: 1413. Estimate $500. Sold for $425. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

The Triumvirs. Octavian. Autumn 30-summer 29 BC. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.54 g, 5h). Italian (Rome?) mint. Bare head right / IMP • CAESAR on the architrave of the Roman Senate House (Curia Julia), porch supported by four short columns, statue of Victory on globe surmounting apex of roof, statues of standing figures at the extremities of the architrave. CRI 421; RIC I 266; RSC 122. VF, slightly granular surfaces, traces of deposits.

The site of the Curia Julia, the Roman Senate House, is still occupied today by an edifice bearing a striking resemblance to this building. The church of S. Adriano was restored by Benito Mussolini between 1935-8 based on Diocletian’s early 4th century restoration of the Caesarian building.